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Laptop explodes

On 13 August at 3:34am Central blue watch were called to an incident on Furnival Street, Sheffield.

On arrival, they found that a laptop had exploded in the living room of the property. Two people suffered minor burns during the incident.

People are reminded to charge laptops through the day instead of at night, and never overcharge your electricals.

More information and safety advice can be found here https://www.syfire.gov.uk/safety-advice/how-to-prevent-house-fires/

 

This content was last updated on August 15th, 2016