My Electrical Outlet is on Fire – What Do I Do Next?
You should probably do what most people do, run around yelling and screaming for help. Okay, forget what I just said, even though that is what most people tend to do when there’s a home emergency like this. Most electrical outlet fires starts when something is plugged in to the outlet that is drawing more electricity than the outlet was originally designed for. Most of the houses built today, have circuit breakers installed to prevent things like this from happening, but that doesn’t guarantee anything. Just like everything else, sometimes electrical breakers fail to shut off during an emergency. If there is an electrical outlet fire, make sure that your children and everyone else is in a safe location first, before anything else. Make sure that your hands aren’t wet and that you’re not standing in the water, before you even think about opening up the main electrical panel. If you don’t feel comfortable, contact 911 immediately. If your electrical outlet catches on fire, the first thin
