Power: Fuses and circuit breakers: Dispelling some myths: Both have advantages and shortcomings. For home and light commercial use, a hybrid fuse-breaker combination is recommended

A misconception tenaciously held by the general public is that systems protected by fuses or circuit breakers cannot suffer electrical fires unless the protective devices themselves are defective. This notion is neither correct nor easy to dispel. Without fuses and circuit breakers to protect electrical systems there surely would be more fires. However, whereas fuses and circuit breakers do greatly reduce the incidence of fires, there are many examples of fires that start without an abnormal flow of current.