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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Investigation => Topic started by: kath5420 on May 12, 2014, 08:23:26 PM

Title: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: kath5420 on May 12, 2014, 08:23:26 PM

I'm currently compiling a briefing report on fires caused by electrical chargers/counterfeit chargers/cheap charger, e.g. E-Cigartte, laptop, tablets, game consoles etc. If any of you have attended/invetigated an incident in the last fiscal year, can you post a few details i.e. town, location of fire and type of charger.
Thanks

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: nearlythere on May 12, 2014, 10:02:30 PM

There might be something here for you  to follow up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-27371854

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: jackbrouno on August 27, 2014, 08:40:37 AM

I have a case, but its not related to chargers

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: kurnal on August 27, 2014, 09:23:33 AM

What is your case related to Jack?

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: Tom W on August 03, 2015, 11:31:40 AM

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/Flash/can-you-tell-the-difference-between-a-real-apple-iphone-charger-and-an-ifake.asp 

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: Dinnertime Dave on August 03, 2015, 02:31:59 PM

Kath,

Check your email I've PM you

Dave

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: SamFIRT on August 05, 2015, 06:34:09 PM

http://www.esfrs.org/black-museum/all-the-black-museum-cases/

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: Fire Monkey on July 26, 2016, 09:06:48 AM

I heard of a fire officer that had one in his back pack and it exploded - he was not hurt but very surprised.

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: kurnal on January 18, 2017, 11:41:59 PM

Battery with inbuilt 'fire extinguisher' developed. Looks interesting


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38637357

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: lyledunn on January 23, 2017, 08:57:41 AM

Kath,
When you compile your case, would you care to share? I am very interested in fires where the ignition source has been identified as electrical.
There is a price to pay for stepping voltages down. Many laptops, for example, are fairly powerful, and the male / female mains power connections can become sloppy resulting in overheating at the connection.
100w at 230v is only around 0.4A but more than ten times that when the voltage is reduced to 20v.

Title: Re: ELECTRICAL CHARGERS
Post by: Fire Monkey on April 18, 2017, 04:29:42 PM

The US navy has recently banned vapping devises on its entire fleet.

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=99913