Aaron Fude wrote:
Hi,

Thanks for responses.

Actually, it's not just the outlet - it's the entire circuit. I've
just replaced the outlet, but it didn't fix anything. Also, it's the
last outlet on the circuit. Could the event have broken a connection
somewhere else or killed the circuit breaker (although I think I've
tested that).


The outlet you replaced was blown all to hell, right? Black. Necrotic.
Melted. Covered with barnacles.

It's possible that the excessive current draw that fried this outlet put a
strain on some upstream outlet(s) and similarily caused them to fail. Sort
of a poor-man's GFCI.