PSU Sparks While Computer Was Off

Sep 1, 2018
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Yesterday I played a bit of video games on my pc and turned it off.Right after I went to sleep the houses electric switch(the ones that go off when theres electricity problems) went off.Unsure of what it was because everything was off,I messaged my mom so she would know in the morning.After turning it off today,after like 5 or 10 minutes sparks started to fly off it.I was confused and thought it not possible because the pc was off.I unplugged the cable and it stopped.

So my question is,could the PSU have been the problem that switched the switches off,and could it have done damage to my other components?
 
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Yes and potentially yes.

For that kind of thing...this is not when you "message your mom", so she knows about it in the morning.
This is when you actually determine the cause and UNPLUG it.

This could very easily have been an actual fire.

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Yes and potentially yes.

For that kind of thing...this is not when you "message your mom", so she knows about it in the morning.
This is when you actually determine the cause and UNPLUG it.

This could very easily have been an actual fire.
 
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