Homeowners warned against electric work with fires on rise

Fires caused by electrical faults are on the rise, with Fire and Emergency warning against homeowners attempting to do electrical work themselves. In the three years to the end of 2019, there's been a 22 percent increase in electrical fires and a high number of complaints about work done by people with no electrical training. The head of industry body, Master Electricians, Bernie McLaughlin, says some homeowners may be being led astray by regulations saying they can complete some electrical work around the house, as long as this is signed off by an inspector. He told Conan Young that in reality no inspector is going to do this.