The Which? research found six out of 13 sets of lights bought from web marketplace sellers were dangerous, and could cause fires or electric shocks
Online retailers are selling cheap and nasty Christmas tree lights that could cause fatal fires, a study has found.The researchers carried out a series of tests according to the electrical safety standard – which products must pass to be sold in the UK – on 13 products bought from third party sellers across four online marketplaces.The control boxes on two sets of lights bought from AliExpress and eBay got so hot during a short circuit test that they began to smoke and then melt.
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