The smartphone industry has been evolving its battery and charging systems and, in addition to making them bigger, they are safer. However, old devices do not bring these features, becoming more vulnerable. That’s what happened to an iPhone 4 owned by a family in Green City, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Brian Leisgang left the phone Apple that your kids use to charge overnight on a kitchen counter. Around 1 am (local time), the device started to catch fire. The small explosion was captured by a motion detection camera in the family’s living room. The case took place last Monday (9). Check out the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v7KQdLkIjA
Luckily, the fire didn’t spread and didn’t cause any major damage. The couple and their five young children didn’t notice anything overnight. Only when they woke up did they see the problem in the kitchen.
“There were small pieces of the phone and black soot all over the counter.“, said Leisgang in an interview with WCPO. “Twe were very lucky to avoid a house fire“, commented. “Luckily we had just wiped off the counter.“
He explained that normally the workbench is full of schoolbooks, homework and other papers, which would easily catch fire. Furthermore, he believes the fire was likely extinguished within minutes because his smoke detector did not go off.
Questioned, he said he bought a new device a few months ago, so he gave the iPhone 4 to his children. In addition, he said that he never changed the battery and always uses the original charger.
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Even common cases
What happened to the Leisgang family is not an isolated incident with smartphones. The European Union carried out an investigation in 2009 after “several cases of iPhones and iPod Touches exploding or catching fire in-flight being reported in the UK, Netherlands, France and Sweden“, according to ABC News. In 2012, technology website CNET reported that a Colorado woman woke up with a “very hot iPhone 4” next to your hotel bed.
Many smartphones, including the iPhone 4, are built with a lithium-ion battery. According to technology publication website “PC Mag”, if something goes wrong with the battery’s internal components, it can break, overheat and create a dangerous reaction that can cause a fire.
Source: WCPO
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