Published 3 months ago

Firefighters respond to Hanahan home after overloaded outlet fills room with smoke

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An electrical surge protector that was plugged into the socket had melted due to overload. Fire officials remind residents to only use surge protectors or power strips that have an internal circuit breaker to prevent incidents such as this. No injuries were reported in Sunday's call in Hanahan, South Carolina.

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Firefighters respond to Hanahan home after overloaded outlet fills room with smoke

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCBD) – An overloaded surge protector at a Hanahan home is likely to blame for a room filling with smoke Sunday afternoon. Crews with the Hanahan Fire Department were dispatched to a Genoa Court home around noon after receiving a call regarding a smoking electrical outlet. Firefighters arrived to find the occupants outside the home on their lawn. They then secured power to the first-floor room and checked for additional signs of f…

3 months ago·Charleston, United States

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