Long after the Hurricane, it’s still kicking the crap out of people. From The Press of Atlantic City (1/27/13):
Kevin Inskip and his wife were preparing to return to their flood-damaged Brigantine home before a blaze broke out the morning of Jan. 10 that rendered it unlivable again.
“There’s nowhere else to go but back home,” Inskip said of many displaced by the storm. “Meanwhile, in the home, there is the potential for your house to burn down if it was under seawater.”
As displaced residents return — and as many second-homeowners return to check their properties — cities are doing all they can to inspect homes, contact homeowners and get damaged wiring replaced before more fires break out.
Electrical equipment can become extremely dangerous if exposed to water and should be replaced or reconditioned before reuse. The threat is even more serious when the issue is seawater, which leaves behind salt that can corrode wires and increase conductivity.
Brigantine Fire Chief Jim Holl said the initial investigation shows the Inskip fire began in the crawl space under the home and spread to the rest of the house through openings in the walls.
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