If you see sparks or broken or frayed wires, or if you smell hot insulation, turn off the electricity at the main fuse box or circuit breaker.

Most have been used to the principle of having a fuse or safety switch that turns the fixture off if the bulb burns out.

And a 30-ish Asian guy, who announced his recent victory on Pants Off Dance Off, a program on the Fuse Network that TV Guide called "the dumbest show on television."