PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A mother and son were killed Wednesday morning after a house in Portsmouth caught fire. The fire started around 4 a.m. at a house in the 2000 block of Atlanta Avenue, just off ...

A class action lawsuit has forced Apple to start a cord replacement program for frayed Macbook power adapters -- something frustrated Mac owners would have appreciated years ago. But now Apple wants ...

This time of year, I find myself thinking about fire — and not a cozy one in the hearth. I’m talking about the fire that can come with overloaded or frayed electrical cords. I’m reminded of this for ...

BEVERLY — Fire investigators reported the cause of a Tuesday evening fire that heavily damaged a 38 Walcott Road home was accidental in nature, and its direct cause was a worn electrical cord and ...

REDWOOD CITY — Authorities have identified a man who died Sunday after his recreational vehicle caught fire sparked by a frayed electrical cord, according to the Santa Clara County Medical ...

A fire caused by a frayed or crimped electrical cord broke out in an unoccupied home early on Monday, a fire official said. No one was hurt. The fire was reported at 7:14 a.m. after a neighbor saw ...

Home electrical fires kill 310 people and injure more than 1,100 each year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. This includes both electrical system failures and a large number of homeowner ...

I think it is safe to say that this damaged cord violates the intent of Sec. 110.12(B), which states in part that “there shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or ...

A fire started by a frayed electrical cord destroyed a one-story home in the Pughsville section of the city Wednesday night. The fire, which was reported at 8:04 p.m., did an estimated $25,000 in ...