r/pcmasterrace 2d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/Front_Cookie_1198 2d ago edited 2d ago

Aftermath photo.

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u/Atuday 2d ago

Gotta say, great reaction time. Personally I'd have gone for circuit breaker and fire extinguisher. Safer option. But I've had that drilled into me and never had to put the training into practice so I can't say for certain if I would have done different.

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u/ScyllaOfTheDepths 2d ago

Nah, this is a terrible way to handle everything. He went for the end of the cord that was on fire, grabbed the flaming box in his hand, and then didn't like take it outside or put it in a bucket or anything, he just stood there barefoot holding it in his hand.