Where Is It Safe To Charge A Cell Phone?
Where is it safe to charge a phone?
“You shouldn’t tuck phones under pillows or charge them on bedding,” says Paul Shaw, head of fire investigation at Staffordshire fire rescue. “It’s called thermal runaway in the battery. It self-heats. It keeps going and going. A work surface or wooden side table is fine because the battery won’t output enough heat.” Paula Cocozza, theguardian.com.
Now, this may seem like a thing that you would never do, but I did. I was chatting on the phone as it was charging and fell asleep. I woke up, thank God, an hour later and it was under my pillow and HOT! Thankfully, nothing was burned or even close to burning, but it could have and that scared me!
I then thought of my Grandchildren who have cell phones and if they may have done the same thing. I instantly sent messages to my Children so they were aware of what their Mom just did. Well, it was the next morning.
Anyway, it is a real fire hazard where you charge your phone. I now charge it away from everything on a table, sitting on the windowsill, or on the counter away from anything. I know now not to charge it near the bed, because I, unknowingly, could set my bed on fire. Not something I want to EVER do.
So, this is a short public safety announcement. Don't charge your phone on anything fabric, bedding, or under a pillow!
Blessings,
Enjoy!
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