A recent post by jeppe, a bitcoin forum member and miner, reminded me of the potential hazards of bitcoin mining.
His post is here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/nearly-burned-down-my-home-due-to-mining-farm-tips-on-how-to-stay-safe-517976
Bitcoin miners do get quite warm/hot when mining and not everyone who mines is knowledgeable about electricity or its components. My personal knowledge of electricity does not go too far beyond calculating W=V x A and basic knowledge of circuits. There are plenty of mining setup pics created by amateurs that I thought were neat and interesting but after assessing the same pictures with an eye for safety, they seemed ridiculously dangerous. I hope no one lost their homes to fires from bitcoin mining. Since bitcoin miners are now using serious wattage, I think the point in bitcoin mining to talk about safety has arrived. If you have any advises or stories of mining safety, please post them here to promote safer mining.