An apartment was destroyed by a fire caused by an Ipod charging. No one was hurt fortunately, but now warns If insurance company to charge their mobile devices at night.
Many people load their mobile phones, tablets and music players at night while they sleep. Recently destroyed an apartment in a fire caused by an Ipod that stood on the charge, and now want the insurance company If urge caution.
insurance company has done a study that shows that nearly nine out of ten Swedes charge your mobile while sleeping. Under If this means a risk because the battery could overheat and catch fire.
– We have received indications earlier that it may be overheating the batteries. But now, for the first time in Sweden, a case with a unit that caught fire and destroyed an entire apartment. Luckily no one got hurt, but the incident is so serious that we are calling for greater caution when charging, says Caroline Uliana, CIO at If.
Reports of fire or electric shock during the charging of mobile devices will now and then, but given the very large number of units sold compared to the few incidents the risk must still be limited. 99mac wrote last summer about a Chinese woman who got a shock of her mobile lying on the charge with a third-party charger. In that case, the charger was the culprit and not the rechargeable battery that If warns.
survey
Does it happen that you charge your mobile / e-reader at night?
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Yes, always: 47 percent
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Yes, sometimes 41 percent
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No, never: 12 percent
study was conducted by Yougov and 3768 people attended in September and October this year.
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