My iPhone charger almost set my house on fire this morning – learn from my mistake so it doesn’t happen to you

A mother has issued an urgent warning to smartphone users after her charging cable caught fire on Wednesday.

Bel’s iPhone charger, which was not purchased from Apple, was plugged into the wall but unused in her bedroom when she began to smell smoke.

The cable had caused sparks and a small fire on her carpet shortly after she turned off her phone.

She said she was lucky to be home to catch and extinguish the fire before it engulfed more of her home, and warned others to stay safe.

‘I was lying in bed this morning and smelled what I thought was an electrical burning smell. I thought it might be wires in the ceiling and the smell coming through the vents,” Bel wrote in a message. after to mom centrally.

“I got up and was about to go up to the roof to see if the smell was up there, and my son walked into our bedroom and asked why there was smoke!”

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The mother ran back to her bedroom where she saw smoke coming from her carpet where her iPhone cable lay.

When Bel lifted it off the carpet, she said it was “glowing bright orange” and on fire, where the end had melted away.

“I used it to charge my phone last night and noticed it was a little warm when I unplugged it half an hour earlier, but I didn’t think too much of it,” she said.

‘Normally we would have been at school by now, but luckily it’s the school holidays so we’re at home to avoid what could have been a huge disaster. Our house would be on fire!’

Bel shared the terrifying incident as a warning to others to remain vigilant around chargers, phones and electronics.

She said she was lucky to be home to catch the fire before it engulfed more of her home and warned others to stay safe.

The mother did not use an Apple charger for her iPhone and it is unknown which brand she had.

Apple’s iPhone user manual states that the devices should only be charged with Apple cables and power adapters labeled “Made for iPhone” or third party cables that are compatible with USB 2.0 or later and meet safety standards.

“Other adapters may not meet applicable safety standards, and charging with such adapters may pose a risk of death or injury,” the guide reads.

It also warns against charging when moisture is present, in places with poor ventilation and when touching metal foreign objects such as keys, coins, batteries or jewelry.

Many were shocked by Bel’s close call, while others said similar things had happened to them.

“That’s scary, glad you guys were home and prevented a disaster,” one woman said.

Another said she was scared with a cheap charger she bought online to watch her Apple.

‘I was charging my watch and went to check it but it was stuck to the bank because it had melted. Luckily, I don’t charge things overnight,” she recalled.

Someone recommended wireless charging devices, while another said you should never charge gadgets “on anything metal.”

“Never leave chargers on when not connected to anything,” one user advised.

‘They are notorious for breaking wires in that spot, which requires electricity to jump across the break. An arc or spark is then created and then you have a fire.’