Fire department warns parents to check location of children's phone charger

Does your child charge their phone on their bed or under their pillow? A New Hampshire fire department has posted a warning to parents on Facebook about the fire dangers of phone chargers on beds.

Newton NH Fire Department shared a photo of a phone charger that burned a bed sheet and blanket with the warning, "The heat generated cannot dissipate and the charger will become hotter and hotter."
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"The likely result is that the pillow/bed will catch fire," the department said on Facebook. "This places the child/teen as well as everyone else in the home in great danger."


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The post, which recommends that parents check the location of their family members' chargers, has been shared over 21,000 times.