It's no secret, nor is it a mystery, that water and electricity do not mix. We never want to get water on or in any of our electronics, much less our outlets. Unfortunately, it can still happen ...

Home inspectors keep circling the same problem in their reports: improvised electrical work that looks clever at first glance ...

(WJAR) — Investigators with the Attleboro Fire Department believe they have identified the cause of a house fire in the city over the weekend that injured two. The department responded to a home on ...

ATTLEBORO — A house fire that injured two residents Sunday is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical outlet. The afternoon fire damaged a two-family home at 57 East St.

A fire Monday afternoon in a home in northeast Omaha was blamed on a malfunction in an electrical outlet. Fire officials said the fire northwest of North 24th Street and Ames Avenue was reported ...

RACINE — An early Friday afternoon fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to a home in the 1200 block of Romayne Avenue, city fire officials said. According to a media release, at 12:03 p.m.

A mattress had been accidentally pushed up against a wall outlet, into which a cell phone charger was plugged. It overheated and set the mattress on fire and quickly turned hot enough to melt plastic ...