(Dagbladet 
The charger, which belongs to an Iphone, stood in an extension cord that was connected to an AC outlet.
– I extinguished the fire after a short time, but I had not come home could house stood in full guy, says Wallin told Dagbladet.
The charger should now sent to the manufacturer for analysis.
As recently as the beginning of June warned the authorities against potentially deadly Ipad chargers.
Previously, Apple recalled chargers bought iPhone between October 2009 and September 2012 due to a fire hazard.
– Any error can cause a fire
Sigurd Folgerø valley is fire inspector in the Fire and Rescue agency in Oslo. He says that the best advice is to even be present and also be awake when adopting chargers.
Lader one night may not notice fire or smoke before it is too late.
He adds that if you still have to charge electronic devices at night it is important to do in a room with working smoke detectors. This will also catch a smoke on tidligs possible point.
– Very many leave chargers be disconnected all day. It must not do. Although it may seem nice and convenient to have the standing causes the socket constantly standing with excitement in themselves. That means any weakness or failure of the equipment may result in fire, says Dalen.
Remove the charger
He believes Wallins case is a good example of why you should not let electronic devices stand for.
– Electricity is the biggest fire culprit in Norway. Therefore, one must also take into account and abide by it. Think about how much power going out of the fuse box. We have an overuse leading to an overload of the power network, said fire inspector Valley.
Furthermore, he advises everyone to book electricity supervision of electrical boards and wire works periodically.
– Many weaknesses can hide behind fine facades in Norwegian homes.
In Benjamin Wallin case was nothing connected to the charger at the other end. This means that the charger should not be in contact even if it is not charging up an electronic object.
– Greater impact at night
If an accident does happen, says communications consultant in the insurance company If, Sigmund Clementz , that it is highly unlikely that the damage is not covered if you have insured yourself against fire.
– There is no restriction in this. If it catches fire in charger at night should be a lot of it can be called gross negligence.
Clementz says that fortunately rare starts to burn chargers, but they still advise people not to charge at night.
The reason a is that the consequences are often larger then than during the day, when the chance is greater that one quickly notices that something is wrong.
Also applies washer
– In electronics, there are toxins, both in plastic and in various components. If you have phone on the nightstand while charging and in the event of smoke it would be unfortunate to get substances themselves if there is a fire, says Clementz.
Although he gives the same advice as fire inspector Dalen: Charge when you are at home, present and awake.
– The same applies to dryers and washing machines. Yet we see that everyday is busy. In an active family with several children on training can be challenging, but the advice is the for everyone’s safety.
Last year, advancing both police and fire out because of the fire in a PC-charger. Homeowners managed luckily to avert major damage.
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