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The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

author:Hohhot Fire Protection, Inner Mongolia

Don't sleep, everybody

Swipe your phone and pause for 1 minute

Ah Xiao wants to ask everyone

The plug of the air conditioner at home is not unplugged

Guys who haven't pulled it out

Beware of the home becoming like this

The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

"Elderly" air conditioner, suddenly "angry"

According to Zhejiang fire news

recently

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

A fire broke out in a residential area in Xiaoshan District

Ms. Jin, a tenant, said

She was not at home at the time of the fire

It was the roommate who called her

She found out that her room was on fire

So how did the fire start?

After receiving the alarm

Firefighters rushed to the scene

and immediately carry out rescue work

The fire caused the indoor electrical appliances, curtains and other items to be burned

Fortunately, there were no casualties

The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

Afterwards

After the on-site investigation by the fire investigators

It is possible to confirm the point of origin of this fire

for the wall hanging air conditioner

The wall socket melts when heated and bonded to the air conditioner plug

The fire adjuster brought it back to the brigade

Further anatomical analysis was performed

The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

Cut

You can see where the power leads and lugs are connected

There are obvious blackening and burn marks

The fire can be determined to have been caused by

Caused by poor contact between the air conditioner plug and the wall plug

The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

Ms. Jin, the tenant of the house, said

The air conditioner was not in use at the time of the fire

And it appeared as early as December 2023

Signs of sparks in air conditioner plugs and sockets

At that time, the landlord just replaced the wall plugs

Didn't deal with the old air conditioner plugs

This air conditioner is also an old guy from more than 10 years ago

The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

The fire dispatcher reminded

The reeds in the socket are elastic

Appliance plugs are plugged into sockets for a long time

It will cause the reed to lose its elasticity and loosen

This leads to poor contact and high temperatures

This in turn leads to fires

Such fires are not uncommon

These sockets also provoke fire

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On March 23, in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, a fire broke out in a resident's home, and firefighters arrived at the scene for emergency treatment, causing no casualties.

The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

According to the householder's recollection, when he turned on the power switch of the TV socket that night, he suddenly heard a "boom", and sparks burst out of the socket, which quickly ignited the surrounding combustibles.

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On March 2, in Putian, Fujian, a fire broke out in a welfare lottery store. After receiving the alarm, firefighters immediately dispatched to deal with it.

The "elderly" air conditioner is "on fire", and the bedroom is almost burned out!

It is understood that the cause of the fire is the long-term overload of the plug-in board, which leads to the short circuit of the plug-in board and ignition of surrounding combustibles.

Ah-pop tips

All equipment that deals with electricity

There is a potential fire hazard

Ah Xiao reminds everyone

Pay attention to the age of your appliances

Regularly overhaul household appliances and electrical wiring

Don't leave hidden dangers at home!

▌Source: China Fire Protection

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