Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have issued a safety warning after a house in Leyland went up in flames as a result of an overloaded plug socket. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

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Three people escaped the heavily smoke-logged property on Bridge Road, in Chichester, on April 9, before firefighters arrived ...

Firefighters attending the scene of a washing machine blaze discovered it was caused by plug sockets overloaded with more than 60 electrical items. To make matters worse, all of the appliances were ...

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Fire chiefs have issued a stark warning to anyone who has a washing machine in their kitchen - because you should never plug it into a double plug socket. Unless you’re lucky enough to have a ...

FIREFIGHTERS raced to a plug socket fire only to find that it had been put out before they arrived. Two fire engines from Worcester were sent to the property, in Pump Street, at 10.51am today (January ...

MORE TOP STORIES The overload calculator states: “Are you overloading your electrical sockets? ”Some appliances, such as lamps, televisions, computers, fridges and freezers generally require a 3 amp ...

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A warning was issued over plug-in air fresheners last night after one overheated and caused a serious fire. Sarah Cooper, a mother of three, left the Ambi-Pur device plugged into a kitchen socket ...