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A faulty electric blanket was most likely to be the cause of a fire that killed an elderly woman. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service have warned the public of electric blanket dangers following the serious fire at the home of Tryphena Williams. The woman’s 88-year-old husband managed to escape from the home but tried to re-enter the property to Read more...

Over 40,000 people have signed up to a campaign by Bord Gáis Energy whereby they will receive special offers and discounts if they switch to them. The customers already with them will receive similar discounts for their loyalty to the company. For the customers that take part in the switch will receive various discounts such as they can avail of Read more...

A Malaysia Airline flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong. The plane was carrying 271 passengers from Kuala Lumpar to South Korea but it had to make a stop after the plane had an electrical fault. The fault was believed to have come from the on-board generator as it wasn’t functioning properly; however there was no Read more...

A young mother died after she was received a huge electric shock after negligence by two construction workers turned her flat into a walking death trap. Emma Shaw was hit with 240 volts as she tried to stop her flat being flooded in December. It is believed that she was advised by her mother to turn off her stopcock inside her kitchen Read more...

Hundreds of police officers monitored the traffic passing through Paris on Monday after high levels of pollution caused concern and so major restrictions were introduced by the French government. The restrictions on Monday meant that only motorists with odd numbered number plates where allowed to drive. Due to this success those with even Read more...

Sea-Tac airport in Seattle have introduced a new program in an attempt to cut fuel consumption and pollution within the airport and its surroundings by introducing a new fleet of electric powered vehicles. The airport has got rid of 200 diesel powered vehicles including baggage tugs, , planeside luggage conveyors and pushback aircraft tugs. Read more...

A thief who has been causing havoc across Fife by stealing metal from businesses, homes and public areas has cut through a live electric wire causing an explosion. It is believed the incident occurred during the night or in the early hours of Monday morning. PC Ross Philp said “During the break-in, an amount of copper piping and copper Read more...

Fire departments across the country have issued fire warnings about chargers that are being used for portable electric devices after one device caused a fire in a bedroom. Two fire engines were called to a house in Sussex after it was reported that there was smoke coming from a window. Two fire fighters entered the property with a CO2 Read more...

Electric car owners across the UK will find it harder to find free charging stations for their vehicles as the majority of the free charging stations are set to become paid stations within the next year. Charging point providers have cited the end of a Government electric vehicle initiative as the reason for the switch, with one operating company Read more...

A bus stop in Montreal provides much needed heat for the public during the cold weather but only if they hold hands. The bus stop was designed and built by Duracell and they designed it specially so that the heat is emitted from the ceiling vents when people hold hands within the shelter. The heat is released when two or more people place Read more...