Cellphone charger blamed for blaze in Delaware

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]

[mingkee Posted Sep 2nd 2008 11:26PM]

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

[Cactus Posted 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?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2008 11:36PM]

Ah, nothing like an eBay charger.....

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2008 12:45AM]

A mobile home worth 30,000? Shocking!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2008 6:42PM]

My thoughts exactly! Must have been top of the line!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2008 5:23AM]

DAMN YOU CHINA !!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2008 2:43PM]

you know whats funny, I live in delaware and the charger in the pic (above) is the one i use.
scary...