10:38, Thu, Dec 19, 2024 Updated: 10:39, Thu, Dec 19, 2024 Households up and down the UK have been busting out the extension cables this week as Christmas lights, decorations and the usual cookers, ...

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 ...

An energy expert has warned that plugging certain high-wattage appliances into extension leads could be quietly increasing the risk of electrical fires ...

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