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It's been raining here in the Philippines the past few weeks with typhoons one after another. This weekend, Saturday morning, I'm on the attic of my grandparents' house (I live alone in the metro) with nonstop downpour outside when electricity suddenly went out and I heard electrical buzzing downstairs. I knew something went wrong (wouldn't be the first time). Immediately ran downstairs and almost shit my shorts. The main circuit breaker shorted or overloaded and was on fire, even the ceiling caught fire. I stared at it a few seconds in disbelief. Immediately opened the faucet and filled a bucket while I ran outside to get some help. Came back in and saw the ceiling still on fire (I honestly didn't know what I expected) and my main reaction was to put it out with water (which I did). Good thing it died out before it went out of control.
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I was devasted and very stressed. To think I was very sleepy due to going out the night before and the cold weather. I couldve been asleep when it happened and wouldnt know what happened. I couldve been out of the house and comeback the whole compound burning. Adulting is very hard.
I'm currently looking for a private electrician to look at it but by my own observation it looks like the water managed to seep through the walls and filled the breaker. It wasn't the first time it happened, the last time it mainly just shorted itself. I'm not gonna be staying at that house again.
To top it off, I missed the grand finals of TI. fuck
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To top it off, I missed the grand finals of TI. fuck
worst part
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I feel bad for laughing on the last part.
Hope you and yours are well. Might want to put a portable fire ext just in case.
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Glad both you and place survived.
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On August 15 2016 10:24 brinepumps wrote:
I feel bad for laughing on the last part.
Hope you and yours are well. Might want to put a portable fire ext just in case.
I think he put it there to lighten up the mood, and to tell us that he's doing alright. 
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Yeah, thankfully I was at home or awake at that time. Hopefully I can move into a new place by next week. It scares me thinking what couldve been if I had been unlucky.
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Careful with water + electrical fires.. worse things than a small fire can happen when those are mixed.
Glad you are alright.
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good thing you were around when it happened man.
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I was hesitating a bit if I shouldve poured water over the fire but I didnt know what else to do.
Thanks <3 ~
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sincre twitch emoticons are not allowed...
take it easy
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glad it went alright. please take care.
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i'm glad you're ok man. I think you are not supposed to throw water but i'm not sure what is the correct response
Adulting is very hard.
indeed
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yeah dude please be careful throwing a bucket of water over eletrical fires :O
my tumbledryer was slightly on fire the other day, i just pulled it from the wall a bit and called the fire people , you're not gonna see me put water on that shit
you can watch the fire as long as you like but the moment you take action you better be sure its worth risking your life. i guess philipines isn't 10 mins wait for the fire people tho
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Invest in Fire Extinguisher maybe :O Electric fires shouldn't be put out by water!
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Man for next time never approach electrical fires with water, always use a co2 extinguisher.
You can also invest into a can of sikaflex to seal the joints of circuit board 
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sorry to hear icy but i'm glad you're ok. :D
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I was desperate with water the house was made out of wood, I had to gamble or risk losing the whole house waiting for the fire dept (on a typhoon...). Still no electricity until today and I have yet to find an electrician too assess the damage and repair but from the looks of it, the whole electrical wiring has to be overhauled. The current location of the breaker is too exposed to rain.
Thanks for the concerns guys! <3
I really didn't thought the possibility of a house fire and the event opened my eyes to reality, I hope other people will take precautions as well.
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Damn, good thing nothing bad happened when you doused it with water.
I've been told before to never put electrical fires out with water. Baking soda is an option for smaller fires, but if it's a bit bigger, a fire extinguisher is your best bet.
If I was panicking though I might forget that and go for water as the first option though.
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