Rochester, Washington, looking west from the center of down-town. Rochester, Washington, looking east from the center of down-town. NOTE: This website is undergoing many changes - its size has gotten way too large to easily manage. If you encounter a link that no longer works it may be that I have accidentally removed the page/picture the link points to.
Without seeing the extent of the damage, it's impossible to say if the damage might cause a short/start a fire, or pose a shock hazard, or both; you could be seriously injured or killed. There are suggestions to tape the wire with electrical tape. This can be done, but be extremely careful.
Causes of electrical fires The hidden danger of arc faults White Paper www.usa.siemens.com/afci Combination Type AFCI Two recent reports â one from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)a and one from the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM)b â estimate that 50 to 75 percent of all electrical home fires in the United States