Rochester, Washington, looking west from the center of down-town. Rochester, Washington, looking east from the center of down-town. NOTE: This website is undergoing many changes - its size has gotten way too large to easily manage. If you encounter a link that no longer works it may be that I have accidentally removed the page/picture the link points to.
Without seeing the extent of the damage, it's impossible to say if the damage might cause a short/start a fire, or pose a shock hazard, or both; you could be seriously injured or killed. There are suggestions to tape the wire with electrical tape. This can be done, but be extremely careful.
Class C or Class E: Electrical [edit]. Electrical fires are fires involving potentially energized electrical equipment. The US system designates these Class C; the Australian system designates them Class E. This sort of fire may be caused by short-circuiting machinery or overloaded electrical cables.