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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Image caption, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was due to an overloaded plug socket 2 January 2026 Five dogs were rescued from a property after a fire that was caused ...

A Chaddesden teenager has had a lucky escape after a plug in her room caught fire. Her grandmother has warned of the danger posed by overloading extension plugs after the frightening experience. Bev ...

Overloaded plug sockets are believed to be behind a house blaze in Atherstone. The residents inside evacuated after a fire broke out in the roof space of a property in Stratton Street. They raised the ...

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 ...

Overloading plug sockets, daisy-chaining leads and charging devices on beds while working from home could lead to a rise in electrical fires, experts warn. Unsafe electrical set-ups can be putting ...