CHICAGO — With the holiday season in full swing, lights and decorations are appearing on homes and businesses across Chicagoland. But without careful planning, the added electrical load could increase ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – A basement fire in Holyoke is serving as a reminder to residents to not overload power strips. Holyoke to host vibrant celebration of Puerto Rican culture According to the ...

SAN ANTONIO — A trailer home on the southeast-side is a total loss after an early-morning fire that broke out Monday, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The call came in around 2:46 a.m.

When a circuit is pushed past its limits, it rarely fails politely. It signals trouble through tripped breakers, hot outlets, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An overloaded electrical outlet caused a fire at a Baton Rouge home Monday afternoon, April 28. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, crews got a call about the fire ...

Lafayette, LA –At 8:06 a.m. Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Irma Drive. Heavy smoke was venting from the eaves of dwelling when emergency crews arrived.

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Fire and Rescue said an overloaded electrical outlet is to blame for a house for near 40th and A Streets early Sunday morning. LFR Captain Nancy Crist said crews were ...

Electrical outlets and switches are so ordinary that you barely notice them until something goes wrong. Yet the earliest ...