Chewed wires do not usually mean mice.
Chewed wires in attic.
Examples include chewed electrical wires flattened insulation destroyed ducts nesting material and lots of feces.
Caught in the act.
Attics are often filled with dry flammable materials including insulation boxes and wood beams that can.
The fire hazard from chewed electrical wires is one of the biggest risks of having rodents in your attic.
A person who comes into contact with chewed electrical wires can be electrocuted which can cause serious injuries or death.
If the wires are touching wood which happens quite commonly in attics yes it can start a fire.
Animals can cause considerable damage in the attic but not always.
Damaged electrical wires can also spark a fire.
It depends on many factors such as the length of time the animals have been in the attic the type of animals the number of animals the presence of electric.
Damaged electrical wires can split and cause power failures.
Some more chewed electrical wires.
Photographs of mouse chewing on electric wires in attic.