Millions of U.S. and Canadian homes were built with circuit breaker panels that one expert has questioned as a potential fire hazard. Issues about Federal Pacific Electric’s “Stab-Lok ...

ASHLEY CHEN/FOR THE HOYA A series of false fire alarms sounded in Nevils on Oct. 9, Oct. 10 and Oct. 16. The alarms were triggered by an electronic circuit switch failure. The Oct. 9 fire alarm ...

They were sold at distributors and home improvement and hardware stores nationwide and online, including Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Menard’s from February 2020 through January.

Schneider Electric USA is recalling 1.4 million circuit-breaker boxes sold at home improvement and hardware stores nationwide because they can overheat, posing thermal burn and fire hazards.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The much anticipated new circuit breaker mechanism for US equity markets, known as “limit up-limit down ...

Tokyo-based YP Systems has developed the world's first CO2 fire extinguisher that triples as a glass breaker and a belt cutter. The device is just 19.5cm ...