Fiery Disaster Averted!

A storm this weekend pushed a nice surge through our electrical. The power blacked out for maybe 5 seconds and then came right back on. That's when we started having electrical problems, first seeming to stem from the T.V./cable box. While on, it seemed to have surges of power flashing off and on with no rhyme or reason. DH is a cable guy so he did the usual cable trouble-shooting, replaced the box, checked the T.V., but nothing doing. A day later and I'm sensing his frustration. I walk by the fridge and notice it too is shutting on and off. DH took a look behind the fridge and was shocked (not literally!) to find that the electrical receptacle was arcing! The wallpaper was literally fried brown and some of the plastic had melted away. Look at the discoloration in the picture. When I tipped the receptable on the paper to take a picture, charred remains fell out. Thank God we caught this in time. It really caught me off guard. Things happen so fast and I am just so thankful that this time all is ok. I can't get over how lucky we are.