Five dogs were rescued from a property after a fire that was caused by an overloaded plug socket. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service was called to a property in Takely End in Basildon, at 17:07 GMT ...

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have issued a safety warning after a house in Leyland went up in flames as a result of an overloaded plug socket. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

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FIREFIGHTERS raced to a plug socket fire only to find that it had been put out before they arrived. Two fire engines from Worcester were sent to the property, in Pump Street, at 10.51am today (January ...

15:47, Tue, Jun 3, 2025 Updated: 15:51, Tue, Jun 3, 2025 Fire chiefs have issued a stark warning to anyone who has a washing machine in their kitchen - because you should never plug it into a double ...

Firefighters attending the scene of a washing machine blaze discovered it was caused by plug sockets overloaded with more than 60 electrical items. To make matters worse, all of the appliances were ...

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was due to an overloaded plug socket [Essex County Fire and Rescue Service] Five dogs were rescued from a property after a fire that was ...

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