The result? You might trip a breaker, lose power to both appliances, or in worst-case scenarios, overheat the wiring which creates a potential fire hazard.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Labor has finished its investigation into a New Hanover County fire station engulfed in controversy for months.

Such fire hazards are becoming common in our cities. Last month there was a major blaze at Lahore’s Hafeez Centre, while Pakistan’s worst fire incident was the 2012 Baldia factory inferno in ...

Green Island, NY (WRGB) — On Wednesday morning, members of the Green Island Fire Department responded to a hazardous incident at a manufacturing business on George Street.

A tabletop fire pit sold has been pulled from sale on Amazon.ca over concerns that flames could start “violently shooting out” and possible explosions, Health Canada says.

Local fire departments are warning residents about the potential fire hazards associated with air conditioners during the current heatwave.

Frigidaire Retro Mini Fridge Recall: $700K In Property Damage From Fire Hazard by Paul Lilly — Monday, July 28, 2025, 09:07 AM EDT Comments ...

The executive order prohibits applications to build up to 4 homes on a single lot in the Palisades Fire zone.

This classification reflects hazard, not risk — focusing on long-term wildfire behavior (30-50 years) without considering mitigation efforts like home hardening or fuel reduction. Out of 10,591 public ...

Incident: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - PADDYS RIVER Location: CONGWARRA, PADDYS RIVER RD, PADDYS RIVER Status: Resource Allocation Pending Suburb: PADDYS RIVER Type: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN Agency: Fire ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, July 30, signed an executive order which gives local governments the ability to limit Senate Bill 9 development in very high fire-hazard severity zones with the Eaton ...