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Late afternoon, I was in the backyard putting together a swing set for my kids. My wife fired up the oven to roast a chicken. She calls out to me that I need to come inside ASAP.

I rush inside to the smell of ozone and smoke. I look at the oven and I can clearly see that the heating element is arcing like tinfoil in the microwave yet at the same time burning like a fuse. She had turned off the oven before calling me. I attempt to pull the oven away from the wall and the handle comes off. I manage to unplug it and it still arcs and burns for a few seconds before FINALLY dying.

WHAT THE HELL!?

I didn't think an oven could fail this way. It's an electric Maytag convection oven that is original to the house (built 1996). I've never seen anything like it.