Hard drive corruption caused by UPS/Laser printer failure?

I have corrupted two drives in the last two months. The first drive is the 320G version that came with the computer about 3 years ago. My computer in powered through the UPS, and I have hooked up the laser printer to the same UPS. The laser printer is smelling like burnt plastic the last few times I powered it up, and it caused clicking noised from the UPS. I am assuming that is tripping some protection circuit in the UPS.
So my question is this: can the laser printer cause a failure in the UPS that causes a failure in the iMac power supply which corrupted the hard drive?
I don't mind replacing the hard drive again, but I don't want this to become a regular thing...
Also, the house I am in has occassional power interruptions and power glitches. But the power have not been completely off in a while.
Thanks in advance

No, it's UPS; the backup battery power supply that protects the computer in case of power interruptions.

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