PHOTO: After Fire, Police Warn about Placing Charging Cell Phone under Pillow

IMG_3433If you place your charging cell phone under your pillow at night, you may want to stop the practice.

Police in New York today are asking to spread the word, and the attached photo, after a cell phone charging under a pillow overheated and caught fire.

“Don’t put your cellphone under a pillow when sleeping or when charging your device,” police wrote. “Please share this tip and be safe.”

[TLS]

 

This content, and any other content on TLS, may not be republished or reproduced without prior permission from TLS. Copying or reproducing our content is both against the law and against Halacha. To inquire about using our content, including videos or photos, email us at [email protected].

Stay up to date with our news alerts by following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

**Click here to join over 20,000 receiving our Whatsapp Status updates!**

**Click here to join the official TLS WhatsApp Community!**

Got a news tip? Email us at [email protected], Text 415-857-2667, or WhatsApp 609-661-8668.

1 COMMENT

  1. Cell phones have been proven to cause cancer ח”ו, if used more than a few minutes at a time, more than a few times a day; according to the greatest professional Dr. George Carlo.

Comments are closed.