John I hear what you are saying but I would guess he turns off the power strip to kill the load as you don't want to unplug with a load on it. Then he unplugs the power strip so that won't catch anything on fire. I have seen with my own eyes a power strip that sparked out and caught the carpet on fire, Homeowner put out carpet. Surge came from a car that hit a pole a few houses away. So it can happen. Rare - yes. Who wants to gamble......
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