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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Extension cords have a plethora of uses — as long as those uses revolve around increasing the length of an electronic device's power cord.

Extension cords promise a quick fix when an outlet is just out of reach, but the wrong “upgrade” can quietly turn that ...