Unusual or Avoidable?

‘Unusual’ number of fires, smart meters linked - Vancouver Sun

Smart meter installations are the suspected cause of an “unusual” number of fires similar to a recent electrical fire at a home in Mission, according to a recent investigation by the Ontario fire marshal’s office.

A resident of Mission, Trish Regan, recently lost her home in a fire that the district’s fire department said appeared to originate from a broken base plate that became overheated and caught fire a few hours after an employee of Corix, the company contracted by BC Hydro to install the meters, plugged one in at her home.

“Anecdotal information supported [the fact that] problems occurred after the old analog meters were updated to the new digital smart meters.”