Directors,
Attached are pictures of a 2007 Chevy Suburban destroyed as a result of an electrical fire. This fire resulted from leaving an I-phone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet. The charger unit overheated and started a fire, while parked in a residential garage. The owners of the vehicle were VERY fortunate that they accidentally found the fire, at 11pm, before going to bed and before it spread to the house. None of the garage heat detectors or house fire alarms went off.
This is a reminder that all in-car chargers should be unplugged when the vehicle is unattended. As electronics have proliferated in our lives and vehicles it is not unusual to find multiple 12-volt receptacles in vehicles.
Please remind your personnel that ALL charger/converter units, whether used at home or in personal or work vehicles should be unplugged when not in use.
Attached are pictures of a 2007 Chevy Suburban destroyed as a result of an electrical fire. This fire resulted from leaving an I-phone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet. The charger unit overheated and started a fire, while parked in a residential garage. The owners of the vehicle were VERY fortunate that they accidentally found the fire, at 11pm, before going to bed and before it spread to the house. None of the garage heat detectors or house fire alarms went off.
This is a reminder that all in-car chargers should be unplugged when the vehicle is unattended. As electronics have proliferated in our lives and vehicles it is not unusual to find multiple 12-volt receptacles in vehicles.
Please remind your personnel that ALL charger/converter units, whether used at home or in personal or work vehicles should be unplugged when not in use.
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