The local fire department warned against leaving electric devices charging on mattresses.
It's likely most of us have left a smart phone, tablets or e-reader charging on a bed at some point. Many of us probably do it on a regular basis. But Texas fire officials have warned against leaving devices charging on soft furnishings after a cell phone was found at the site of a bedroom fire.
A woman from Corpus Christi returned from a shopping trip Saturday when she discovered a fire at her house. Smoke greeted the mother and her children at the door of their home at around 5.00 p.m. CDT , local stationFirefighters who rushed to the scene found a phone on a mattress, where they believe the fire began. Luckily, the woman had the internal doors of the property closed, which helped stop the blaze from spreading through her property.
Assistant chief Weston Beseda told KHOU it's important to consider the safest place to put a charging device."Use a nightstand, use a shelf, use an entry way table," he said."Something like that. Avoid placing phones or electronic devices on pillows, mattress, comforters, blankets and what not." He added device owners shouldn't leave their electric possessions on charge when they're out of the house.File photo: A smartphone is left charging on a bed. Fire officials in Texas have warned residents not to leave their electronic devices charging on soft furnishings.made an emergency landing en route to London from New York after a passenger seat caught fire.
Massachusetts state police bomb disposal officers said an external phone charger placed between seat cushions was likely to blame for the fire. Luckily crew members were able to extinguish the small fire quickly. None of the 217 passengers were injured during the incident.last week. The stage was part of Warner Brothers Studio, a facility used to film blockbuster franchises including the
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