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The burned wire (#12 Cu stranded) was actually at the panel side of the circuit - I replaced the run between the panel and the next box in line.
He told me he didn't know exactly what caused it, but that bare wire in the panel wasn't a good thing, so he taped it up then called one of my customers, who gave him my #.
As I told the H.O. and his wife - the last time I saw more evidence of fire, I showed up at the house on the BRT (Big Red Truck) with a hose in my hand.
Told them that, while I'm not a religious kind of guy, somebody was definitely watching out for them.
