Cellphone charger blamed for blaze in Delaware

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 2nd 2008 at 10:36PM

Details on this one are remarkably skimpy, but here are the facts as we know them. A fire caused around $30,000 worth of damage to a mobile home in Delaware this past week, but thankfully, the Millsboro and Indian River firefighters found no one home at the time of the incident. The culprit? A "malfunctioning cellphone charger that ignited the wall covering in a bedroom." That's it, folks -- no manufacturer, no brand name, nothing. In other words, unplug your chargers when you leave the house... or store your home in a fireproof safe, either one.

[Thanks, Carl]

Filed under: Peripherals, Misc

Tags: charger, dangerous, delaware, fire, hazard, phone charger, PhoneCharger

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mingkee @ Sep 2nd 2008 11:26PM

bottom line is:
leave charger unplugged while not at home (as well as other electric appliance)

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Cactus @ Sep 3rd 2008 6:26PM

You unplug your DVR, too? (What's the point of it then?)

And your cable modem, network router, cordless phone base stations, washing machine? What about your dishwasher... isn't that kind of a pain in the ass to unplug? Do you throw away your perishable food every night after going the entire day without refrigeration?

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