Caught in the act.
Chewed wires in attic.
A person who comes into contact with chewed electrical wires can be electrocuted which can cause serious injuries or death.
Wires chewed in attic or loft if you ve ventured up into your attic because a light isn t working the tv is out or there s a scary popping noise when you flip the switch you may be unfortunate enough to discover that the wires in your loft have been chewed.
Examples include chewed electrical wires flattened insulation destroyed ducts nesting material and lots of feces.
Damaged electrical wires can also spark a fire.
The fire hazard from chewed electrical wires is one of the biggest risks of having rodents in your attic.
Animals can cause considerable damage in the attic but not always.
Damaged electrical wires can split and cause power failures.
If the wires are touching wood which happens quite commonly in attics yes it can start a fire.
Here is a photo of typical mouse damage you can see some chewing on wires over the wood which can cause electrical outages.
Feces and chewed wires.
Photographs of mouse chewing on electric wires in attic.
Chewed wires do not usually mean mice.