Yeah, a house fire and a power failure are not independent events.
There was a beeping in the underground garage at my Dad’s retirement coop. Apparently there was an argument among the residents of whether there was actually a beeping or not (auditory dress controversy?). It seems some people have trouble admitting that their hearing has also retired. (Hence my Dad’s, “why do people always mumble?”)
For a non-beeping based weird and unexplained thing. My Mom texted this morning and asked what is this, and why are bare wires sticking out of it?
I quickly identified it as the device that lets the power company turn off your AC in summer, but why are the wires sticking out? The box has a number to call if it is disconnected, so she called it, and to their credit Xcel sent someone out right away to look at it. They said it shouldn’t be dangerous, “but if it starts sparking call us back,” which is less than reassuring.
Our best guess is that it has been disconnected when she got a new AC several years ago, and something just caused the wires to pop up, when previously they had been tucked away.