Posted by S. Bear on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 5:39PM :
In Reply to: OT almost burned the house down posted by mike a on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 3:56PM :
The mattress was the "obvious" issue, but dont forget to check behind the face plate and along the wiring tract, including the attic space.
A burned wire can spark a smoldering fire within the insulation that can go sometime before detection. Ive seen some go hours before the "break out" and next thing you know, it is a full blown house fire, ususally showing itself with an attic fire first.
If you have lingering concerns, have the local FD stop by and have them check it out for you using a thermal imager, which most departments now have.
And fix that smoke detector!
Stay safe.
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