Neighbor's of Rogers' family are concerned about their home too

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW) -- Mark Rogers and his family watched his home burn down Monday morning. Fire investigators say it was due to old wiring and now a neighbor who watched it all happen is concerned for her and her family's safety as well.

Stay-at-home-Mom Victoria Braddock watched as the Rogers' family watched their home and new car they bought the day before, deteriorate. Braddock says she's concerned now because her family had trouble in the past with electricity.

"We've also had some light switches that were not working because of the wiring, once again it wasn't a big deal to us because we had multiple switches so we could just use another one," said Braddock.

Now, everything to do with electricity has become a big deal to the Braddock's. Electrician Ray Johnson says a flame can spark with the misuse of any circuits, but especially in homes built in the 1950s all the way up to the 1970s.

"If you overload a circuit it's a fire hazard if you have drop cords don't use multiple drop cords just one drop cord," said Johnson

Johnson adds overloading a circuit is easier to do in an older home because it likely doesn't have regulators. In newer homes regulators help maintain the circuit breaker so they don't overheat.

"Yea that doesn't seem like a major problem but as a result it could be," said Braddock.

Braddock adds they plan to contact their landlord about an inspection to make sure everything is up to date. It's a lesson she wants her family to learn so that what happens across the street doesn't happen to them.

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Neighbor's of Rogers' family are concerned about their home too