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You were but it probably wasn't going to cause a full blown fire. I'm assuming the moulded plugs have some extra qualities and the breaker in the cu should have popped after the current draw got serious.
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lol. I didn’t take a pic of the adaptor but it was well melted. A fire was a real possibility as there was stuff around the socket - like cloth flowers which would have went up in style. That’s why I didn’t notice the mess as it was behind the stuff. Imagine if I had a bike in the garage!!🤬
I found a pic of the adaptor
TGR
I was lucky. Best of it was it happened on 22 December - not the best time to buy a new tumble drier and my wife refused it as a Christmas prezzie!😁