Experts have found that 80% of household appliance fires are linked to plugs, power cords and sockets. Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation found there had been 219 such accidents ...

Fire chiefs sounded the alarm for homeowners with washing machines in their kitchens, cautioning against plugging them into double plug sockets. Many U.K. homes typically have a washing machine in the ...

Renters and landlords are being urged to look out for signs their homes may be suffering from dangerous electrical faults. The warning comes as a recent investigation by the consumer safety charity, ...

A plug sparked an emergency incident at a Crawley home, prompting a warning from the fire service. This happened at 5pm on October 26, at a house on Shackleton Road, Tilgate, when the resident heard a ...