NEFCO, a top private investigation firm, has been hired to investigate the recent fire at Colonial Opticians at 4942 St. Elmo Avenue in downtown Bethesda. The fire, which Montgomery County fire officials said was likely caused by a power strip in the store's laboratory area, resulted in the permanent closure of the business. NEFCO uses high-tech methods to determine the cause of fires, and has its own labs for forensic examination of evidence. The building that houses the store is expected to be demolished in the near future to make way for a new apartment tower.
NEFCO is typically brought in to determine the cause of a fire, identify or rule out arson, and identify the responsible parties to recover losses for insurers. The company has never failed a Daubert challenge, a legal motion in U.S. courts made with the aim of excluding unreliable or irrelevant expert witness testimony, based on the Supreme Court case Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993). Judges use the Daubert standard to assess if expert testimony is based on sound scientific methodology, and relevant to the case, in an effort to ensure a jury only receives credible evidence from "expert" testimony.
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One doesn't hear often that power strips short, much less combust I'd like to know the outcome.
Credit ME with this scoop, Robert? See an earlier post where another commenter made fun of me for watching NBC's Chicago Fire and mentioning local protocols in such matters!!
Actually inappropriate use of power strips causes many electrical fires. They are not supposed to be used as extension cords for high-wattage devices such as space heaters.
There are mere strips & then there's surge protectors in either case they both come with fuses. I want to see the final report on the finding
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