Dublin firefighters issue warning as phone charger catches fire overnight
Dublin Fire Brigade made the appeal on social media, sharing photos of a damaged plug socket and a melted charger
Photo: Dublin Fire Brigade
Firefighters have issued a warning to the public to not leave their phones charging overnight after calling to a house fire in Dublin caused by charger going up in flames.
Dublin Fire Brigade made the appeal on social media, sharing photos of a damaged plug socket and a melted charger.
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They said that no one inside the house was harmed in the blaze as they were alerted by their smoke alarm.
However, the property was damaged in the incident.
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Dublin Fire Brigade tweeted: “Firefighters from Tallaght and Rathfarnham were called to a house fire overnight which appears to have been caused by a charger.
“The family were alerted by their smoke alarm and were unharmed. The house was smoke damaged.
“We appeal to people not to charge devices overnight.”
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