Overloading your plug sockets with multiple electric appliances can be tempting, but just because your extension lead can squeeze in four plugs doesn't mean it's safe to do so. Some appliances require ...

At the home, the occupant informed the crews that smoke was coming from a plug socket, and after a search of the home, the cause was found to be an overloaded plug socket which had melted the plug.

A Poudre Fire Authority investigation has determined an overloaded multi-plug adapter overheated and caught fire, short-circuiting the Fossil Ridge High School homecoming dance and causing $1,500 ...

The San Antonio Fire Department released a video to remind residents to be careful when it comes to overloaded outlets during the upcoming freeze and holidays. Skip to main content.