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.
Electricity can seem like a miracle--flip a switch and you have light, heat or entertainment. But it can also lead to tragedy. Each year more than 300 people die in electrical-related fires and more than 1,000 are injured. Electricity causes fires by providing a heat source that causes oxygen and fuel to ignite.