My story is a little different so here goes....

About a year and a half ago, my little chief was smoking away. As I reached down to open up the little wood chip door, the back of the machine caught fire from for some reason (later determined as a faulty electrical plug). The flames were nice and blue and shot up above the back of the machine.

Result....1 bach or ruined smoke salmon, 1 electical cord 2/3 gone, and one scared fish seeker.

Good thing the hose was equipped with a circuit for outside plugs.