The dangerous power adaptors holidaymakers need to avoid this summer

Safety first – even when on holiday (Picture: Getty/Metro) When packing for a holiday, there are a few things you should never go without: sunscreen, passport and a travel adaptor that bursts into flames. Well, maybe not that last one. Electrical safety experts found thousands of dodgy travel adaptors for sale on popular online marketplaces. Electrical Safety First (ESF) tested 14 products from AliExpress, Amazon Marketplace, eBay and TikTok Shop – all failed to meet safety standards. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video People using them would be at risk of electric shock or electrocution, the charity’s product safety engineer Giuseppe Capanna told Metro. ‘Travel adaptors are often something people pick up at the la