Town of Beloit Fire Department Capt. Rich Tippelt is urging residents to use caution with multi-plug extension cords and adapters. The best policy, he said, is to avoid buying the items and to use ...

Many people in the Northeast have a new appreciation for getting access to a place to charge their smartphones and other devices. A serious storm and widespread power outages can have that effect no ...

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) -- Officials say a fire that heavily damaged a two-story wood frame building in Salisbury was caused by a malfunctioning multi-plug adapter. The fire was reported just before noon ...

There is clearly something very wrong “within the state of Rome”. Very few homes or businesses have enough electric power sockets in the right places to cope with the array of appliances and devices ...

Products that allow electric plugs to be inserted incorrectly, thereby exposing users to live parts and the risk of a lethal electric shock, can be found for sale at major retail outlets in South ...

One of the downsides of being a tech-focused traveler is figuring out how to plug everything in. Advances in multi-voltage gadgetry have made it much easier to travel with your electronics, but ...