Portable charger explodes in bed, leaves woman with chemical burns
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A Los Angeles-based sports reporter had a scary morning earlier this month; While she was sleeping, her portable charger suddenly exploded, causing chemical burns to her arm and hair and creating a hole in her bed.
“PSA to everyone who uses a portable charger: don’t,” Ashley Nevel said in the video she sent to him. social media February 15. “Mine literally exploded in my bed. Everything caught fire. My bed burned a hole. I literally have no place to sleep.”
He explained that he received an emergency fire blanket as a housewarming gift from his father, which he credits with saving his life, according to KCAL-TV.
“Stop using portable chargers,” he repeated. “I smell like smoke. My entire apartment needs to be cleaned to remove the toxicity. I can’t even stay there. It’s really bad. So don’t use a portable charger. Make sure you have a fire blanket with you because it literally saved my life and I’m grateful I survived.”
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A Los Angeles-based sports reporter had a scary morning earlier this month when his portable charger suddenly exploded while he was sleeping, leaving him with chemical burns on his arm and a hole in his bed. (Getty)
After returning from the hospital, Nevel added: “The other scary part of all this was that my phone was charged. It was charging on the charger and when the charger exploded it overheated, so I couldn’t call 911. I couldn’t make any phone calls.”
After being awakened by the explosion at 5 a.m., she said she had to go to the balcony and scream for others to call 911.
“Luckily my neighbors were amazing,” he said, adding that emergency responders arrived within three minutes.
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File photo of exploding phone charger. (Getty)
“When you’re dealing with something like this, fight or flight comes into play,” he said. “You have no idea what to do.”
He then suggested that a complete ban on portable chargers on planes might also be a good idea.
“What if I was on a plane and this happened?” he asked. “What do you do in this situation? Like, everyone is in danger with a small charger, and I never thought this would happen to me.”
Damaged lithium cells from phone chargers. (Getty)
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He added that he has been walking around with portable chargers for years.
“You never think something could happen to you, and I’m even more thankful that the situation wasn’t more serious than it could have been,” he continued. “Yes, throw away your portable chargers.”
