St. John's County fire officials say about 60% of their calls are caused by e-bikes, scooters, and golf carts.

Avoid fire hazards at home by keeping appliances plugged into a dedicated wall outlet and not an extension cord.

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Appliances with a heating element, especially, should never be plugged into an extension cord. Whether you're in an apartment or you own your own home, you probably still run into the same problem.

“Remembering the time my man cut up an extension cord to jump start our car,” Perez ( @jackie_0050) penned in a text overlay ...

On Aug. 11, 2019, 5 children, 4 of them siblings, died in a fire at a day care located in a house on West 11th Street Investigators said the fire was accidental; ATF said faulty extension cord caused ...

Spinal cord injuries caused by external trauma, such as traffic accidents or falls, often lead to the permanent loss of motor and sensory functions. This is because the spinal cord—the central pathway ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse woman has been charged with beating her 12-year-old daughter with an extension cord after a domestic dispute in their home, police said. Lateefiah Jones, 49, was charged ...

PAYSON, Utah ( ABC4) — A trailer in Payson caught fire on Wednesday, displacing a 62-year-old woman who was living in it. Payson Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a trailer fire at 5:17 p.m. on ...

Common household appliances can be too powerful for an extension lead to handle, creating a fire and safety hazard ...