In-Flight Electrical Fire

In-Flight fires can be caused by the electrical system "Short Circuiting". This means that electricity has started to flow on a path that it was not supposed to. For example, if their is a damaged or exposed wire the electrical current can jump from that wire to another wire or a ground source. This then pulls an excessive amount of current through that damaged/exposed wire and can lead to a fire. 

Electrical Fire procedure for the Piper Seminole and the tips given in the AOPA Safety Brief are pretty similar. They both want you to turn off the main electrical switch and put out the fire and assess if the flight is safe without electrical power or not, and if it is then try and figure out where the problem lies and work around that. 

How I am going to handle electrical fires, in the event that I get one while flying, is just what the checklist states... not reset any popped circuit breakers and turn the battery master off and alternators off then resort to the checklist for proper coarse of action.