A local business with apartments upstairs caught on fire recently after a storm knocked out the electricity. The storm caused flooding in the area, and because of the flooding, the building and other nearby buildings were evacuated. The flooding did serious damage to the downstairs business. If that was not enough. The person in one of the apartments had been cooking something on an electric range, and when she was told to evacuate, the power was off, and she was told to leave immediately. Six hours later the power came back on, and no one was around to notice the food on the electric range, which started on fire and burned out the entire apartment and part of the next door apartment.
Who would have thought about something like that happening. But I got to thinking that in a multiple unit building like that, they really should flip off the main breaker before the last person leaves, and then turn on each apartment and/or business AFTER inspecting the unit for anything that was left turned on.
I just thought I'd mention this, because it's something to think about when there is a disaster occuring. I'd suggest shutting off the gas main too, because if it goes out and later comes on, who knows what might be left turned on.