Baltimore Gas and Electric electric wiring
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 29, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 29, 2015the latest report was made
- May 29, 2015the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Baltimore Gas and Electric
- Maker
- Baltimore Gas and ElectricMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric wiringNot panel boards or outletsCPSC’s product type: Electric Wire or Wiring Systems (Excl Panelboards Recept (code 4062), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made May 29, 2015, sent to the company Jun 8, 2015, published by CPSC Jun 29, 2015
The product, in the report: BGE smart meter (and related cabling)
At approximately 7:00am, I experienced a catastrophic electrical failure at my home. I already had a “smart meter” (BGE; electric) in use at my house when I purchased it in April, 2013. As far as I know (and partisan investigators agreed), the electrical trunk line that attached to BGE’s side of my smart meter was original, from the 1963 construction of the home. I was indisposed in the upstairs bathroom at the time. What I experienced was a radical cycling of power on & off over a period of perhaps a minute to a minute-and-a-half. During this time, I heard what sounded like a gun-fight going on downstairs. By the time I was able to get to the scene below, the inside utility room which houses my fuse panel, laundry, HVAC components & gas connection, the room was full of smoke that smelled heavily of electrical burning, but there was no fire evident (and no damage evident inside). Outside that room, on the exterior of the house, there was no notable conflagration continuing beyond the seat cushion of a chair that was near the smart meter and a spot of flame atop the Verizon FiOS terminal that was directly below the meter. I extinguished those flames myself in short order. The fire department was on scene within minutes, shortly followed by a BGE rep/technician who removed the smart meter and took it away immediately.
- Where
- Bowie, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 49, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Baltimore Gas and Electric
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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