3rd-party MagSafe adapter almost caught fire!

OK, long story short, I was using my 13-inch MacBook just fine. I have been using this 3rd-party power adapter for a month or two after the original stopped working:
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/lovemacs_2219_691224488
Things were still going fine, until suddenly just a little while before I began typing this, I noticed the green LED blinking yellow and smoke coming from it! Of course I panicked, shut off the power to the strip it was connected to, unplugged it and pulled out the power cord. The MacBook itself is OK, and the MagSafe port on it looks fine. The MagSafe connector itself looks fine; no frays on the wire, no burn marks on the connector itself, etc.; but now I'm afraid to re-plug it in (this might be the safest option.)
Any recommendations? Should I take my MacBook to an Apple Store? Or should I just go and buy a "real" 60w MagSafe power adapter?

buy an Apple branded adapter, you can often find them used on eBay etc.. 3rd party adapters tend to be of less quality. Lesson learned.

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Dear Experts
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refer belwo weblog:
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