Electrical Distribution Panel Box Fires

Commercial Fire - Downtown Gulfport, MS (F05-20).

Fire First Vented Out This Window - Near the Main EDP (F05-20).

Severe Arcing at the 2nd from the Top Left Circuit Breaker;
Wire Insulaton on the Right Consumed by the Fire (F05-20).

Center Cover Plate for Circuit Breaker Screws (F05-20).

Major Damage to 2nd from the Top Left Circuit Beaker;
Insulating/Seperating Strips Burned Out in Top Center (F05-20).

Breaker Welded to the Bus and Plastic Blistered (F05-20).

Large Copper Ball Covering Breaker Screw (F05-20).

Side View Depicting Copper Ball and Screw (F05-20).

Copper Balls Found Inside Breaker's Plastic Housing (F05-20).

Manufacturer's Tag - Federal Pacific Electric (F05-20).

This Home was Under Construction. The Fire Occurred
Three Days After Power was Connected (F06-016).

The Electrical Service was Underground
and Entered on the Side of the Carport (F06-016).

One of the Power Cables had Arced and Melted the
the Steel Panel Box on the Left. (F06-016).

Severed Power Cable and Melted Steel (F06-016).

The Panel Box was Idenified as a GE TM2020CCU (200 Amps),
and an Exemplar Purchased (F06-016).

All of the Aluminum Components in the Circuit Beaker
Panel on the Right Melted (F06-016).

The Arrows Depict Where the Two Power Cables and
the Ground Cable Connected to the Panel (F06-016).

The Copper Bus Under the Right Power Lug (PW #2)
has been Severed by Arcing (F06-016).

The cable on the Left Does Not Fan Out, Nor Did the
the Lug Screw Cut into the Same Number of Strands (F06-016).