u/Impossible-Bid-6959

My housemate has been cooking (I think broiling) with the oven half open to give his pork ribs 'a nice crisp' according to him. He does this quite often and leaves it open for maybe 10-20 minutes at a time. Recently our circuit breaker activated, and the oven wont turn back on. Turns out the front part of the appliances are fried. Are those two events related? Thank you for any thoughts!