In Snow v. Power Co., 297 N.C. 591, 256 S.E.2d 227 (1979), the plaintiffs filed a negligence action against Duke Power Company and alleged a fire originated at a faulty electrical meter attached to a barn. Id. at 597, 256 S.E.2d at 232. The plaintiffs presented evidence tending to show: (1) that the fire originated at a point where the wiring connecting the weatherhead to the meter box was "hot" with electrical current; (2) that the initially compact and concentrated nature of the flames was consistent with an electrical fire; and; (3) that the fire took some time to spread from the front of the barn -- where the "hot wires" were located -- to the back of the barn. Id. at 598, 256 S.E.2d at 232. The plaintiffs also presented evidence which tended to negate the likelihood of other causes of the fire. Id. The Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion for a directed verdict on the theory of res ipsa loquitur and stated "if the facts proven establish the more reasonable probability that the fire was electrical in origin, then the case cannot be withdrawn from the jury though all possible causes have not been eliminated." Id. at 597, 256 S.E.2d at 232.