Sparks, Arcs and Fire..oh my

Apparently last night sparks were flying in the Sassy household.  Literally.

During the day yesterday I heard a funny noise coming from around the stove area.  I kind of dismissed it and something falling.  Later on in the night I heard it again around 11 PM.  But this time it was a series of repetition of sparks.  I get up and go to the stove and pull out the bottom drawer.  Great, smoke.

I go to the breaker box and throw the breaker.  After having the conversation less than an hour before to Jyl about our house burning to the ground, I figured it best to throw the breaker and save the house.

Upon inspection, it looks as though water has come in from the hood area and ran down the back of the stove.  No surprise there with all the rain we have had lately.  I even had the bright idea to throw the rest of the kitchen breakers.  Little did I know that the main one I threw was the fridge.

Even after throwing the breakers, I still slept uneasy.  I have smoke alarms in every room of the house and judging by my cooking, I know they work.  But that still did not ease my mind.

Strange thing about the situation is, the phone call I got from my mother.  Apparently my aunt called her at 3 AM to tell her her house was on fire.  Nothing major, just a lot of smoke damage.

I haven’t gotten brave enough yet to turn the stove breaker back on.  I told hubby until I feel comfortable with it knowing it won’t catch on fire, I will be throwing the breaker every night.  Better safe then sorry.

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