In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat ...

Claims are surfacing that independent laboratory testing has uncovered non-compliance with South Africa’s compulsory SANS 1507 standards in several locally-manufactured and imported electrical cables.

An electrical fire is one of the most serious and silent dangers in the home. Without warning, homeowners can quickly find themselves facing a blaze started by appliances and within the walls without ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christmas decorations and celebrations can add an extra element of fire risk in homes, according to the Northern Ireland Fire and ...

As evening settled on January 7, Pasadena, California, resident Colin Weatherby wasn't on the watch for wildfires. He was worried about his windows. "My building was built in 1951, and we have ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Madison Gas and Electric’s early investigations show that a cable failure underground caused downtown power outages and an underground electrical fire on Sunday. MG&E sent a ...

An electric cable ramp in Berlin caught fire on Saturday, cutting power to 50,000 households in the neighbourhood of Lichterfelde, local police said, adding that the fire may have been caused by arson ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. An electrical tower in Eaton Canyon is being ...

Safety and electrical defects in Altec and Autocar commercial vehicles prompt NHTSA recall notices for affected fleets and owners.

From Christmas tree lights to trying out new gifts and gadgets, we often use more electrical equipment than usual over the festive period. But a spate of fatal house fires in Northern Ireland has ...