[MouseWife]

Those are good ideas.

But, while you are waiting, I'd air out the house. Unfortunately, it seems smoke lingers as I think it permeates the walls, drapes? Maybe?

But, we've had things like this happen. Once while watching t.v., I kept noticing sparks from alongside the wall unit. So I called the hubby over and it was indeed sparking and, like you, it was night so luckily we caught it. He did something, no problem since.

Hopefully it wasn't internal wiring but rather the light fixture? Was anything else plugged into the same outlet as the lamp? Or was it like, say, the light fixture over the dining room table sort of thing?

Anyhow, don't sleep too tightly tonight and definitely get it checked!!

{we have/had one that is right up against the ceiling and the electrician who replaced it said being so close to the lightbulbs the heat was melting the wires and caused the shorting....but no sparks with that one, I think it just quit working...}

Take care!