Hol-eee geez.... How'd you (or the person who made this shot) cause this to happen?

What was plugged into it and shouldn't the fuse or -- now more commonly -- circuit breaker normally built into these things have popped and cut the current flow?

I thought these things were supposed to be made out of a type of plastic that didn't burn......

[This message has been edited by SvenNYC (edited 01-25-2004).]