That's why every bit of electrical work has "hot" and "neutral" wires. When an electrical system is flowing, the current wants to reach equilibrium by returning to the ground. Most of the time ...

The case becomes an extension of that live wire. This is called a fault. But the metal case is connected to an electrical path consisting of the ground wire in the power cord plugged into the ...

"The exposed grounding wire is charred on the photos and likely acted like a wick on a candle to ignite the brush at the base of the tower," attorney Robertson said. "We don't yet know if this was ...