Fire crews respond to outlet with charring, no fire, Troy MI
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a home near Hill Dr with an outlet showing charring but no smoke or active fire. Power was turned off to the entire home as a precaution. The damage appeared contained to the outlet, and an electrician was called to inspect and repair the issue. The homeowner reported the charring likely resulted from using a dryer and vacuum on separate outlets. The fire was prevented from spreading and no injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Oakland County Fire/EMS MABAS 3201 (North) - Dispatch/Tac/Talk (P25)
06:57
Transcript:
01:21
The outlet's not smoking.
01:23
There's charring in the outlet, but there's no smoke, no fire.
01:24
No fire. Command 806.
01:56
The homeowner is already turning off the power to the home, so it powers out in the entire home.
02:08
There's definite charring, no fire, no smoke.
03:05
And as long as we know the power's out there, I'm calling electrician.
03:26
It looks like it's all contained to this outlet here.
05:47
Everything's under 80 degrees.
05:49
There's no obvious signs of charring in the box just to the wires to the lid itself.
06:05
According to the homeowner, the wife was doing laundry and had the dryer going and then had a vacuum plugged in another outlet, which I'm assuming caused the charring to the outlet.
06:25
Yeah, I mean, fortunate to leave the power off until he can get electrician out here otherwise.
06:39
Unless it's clearly labeled, he already turned the power off.
06:42
We should just leave it for an electrician if you can get one out today.
06:51
I'll work with the homeowner and see where his panel is and if it's labeled.
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Location mentioned:
Hill Dr, Troy, MI 48085
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