Robert Macy wrote 

>> Anyway, a little damn fuse in the plug would not have helped in this
> circumstance, complete waste of time, much like the main breaker was.

No the fuse in UK plugs would not have helped in this case but the 34mm
of creepage distance between the pins that you get in most plugs built to
of the latest version of BS1363 would most certainly have done so

Nick Rouse



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