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Electrical fire risk ?

Posted by A Bak, on
One of my electrical sockets made a large pop and flash as I was hoovering and there’s now a black charred mark on the wall below the socket. All other sockets in the house are working and the breaker didn’t trip. Does this exploded socket pose an immediate fire risk or will it be ok to leave it a couple of days till I can get an electrician out, as long as I don’t touch it?

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