Teenager’s bedroom goes up in flames after leaving phone to charge overnight

A teenage girl’s entire bedroom burned to a crisp after she left her phone charging on her bed overnight.
Caitlin Rae Durant, a 15-year-old from Morfa Bychan in north Wales, fled the blaze and fortunately escaped – but all of her belongings have been destroyed, and her family has had to leave the house for six months.

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Her iPhone charger had caught fire despite being a genuine Apple product. This is because it was left on, with the phone resting on the bed covers – the phone overheated, and the entire room became engulfed in flames.
Firefighters have now released photos of her room as a stark warning.

The phone charger caught fire overnight (Picture: Wales News Service)

‘Turn chargers off and unplug them before you go to bed,’ Stuart Millington, senior fire safety manager at North Wales Police, said. ‘Never leave items on charge or unattended for long periods.’

Caitlin’s mum Gemma said everything in their home had been ‘destroyed due to heat, smoke and water damage’.
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‘Nothing can be saved,’ she added. ‘Downstairs has been flooded due to the volume of water that had to be pumped in to extinguish the fire, everything has suffered smoke damage.
‘At the moment we’re watiing to see if the experts think some items downstairs can be saved if professionally cleaned and restored.’
 

How to avoid a phone charger fire

• Only ever purchase chargers from a reputable source
• Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions and guidance
• Always charge your phone on a hard surface

Do not charge your phone on bedding or any other combustible surface
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