2007 Chevy Suburban Fire

[JChlupsa]

Attached are pictures of a 2007 Chevy Suburban destroyed as a result of an electrical fire.

This fire resulted from leaving an I-phone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet. The charger unit overheated and started a fire, while parked in a residential garage. The owners of the vehicle were VERY fortunate that they accidentally found the fire, at 11pm, before going to bed and before it spread to the house. None of the garage heat detectors or house fire alarms went off (which is another problem that must be dealt with.)

This is a reminder that ALL in-car chargers should be unplugged when the vehicle is unattended. As electronics have proliferated in our lives and vehicles it is not unusual to find multiple 12-volt receptacles in vehicles.

[JChlupsa]

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[JChlupsa]

In other words, be careful and dont be the next person to have their vehicle go up in flames

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Thanks for the heads up Jeff. Is it odd that outlet didn't blow the fuse when the device started to overheat?

[Chevy454]

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Thanks for the heads up Jeff. Is it odd that outlet didn't blow the fuse when the device started to overheat?

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It can melt/burn the location & wiring & anything else around the fuse without popping it...ask me how I know?!

[jeff morocco]

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...ask me how I know?!

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okay.....how do you know ?

imagine what that smells like !!

[sYc]

Rob added a power invertor to our new trailer and when we checked on it a few days lalter, it had melted most of the wiring to and from it, melted the fuse holder, maybe even the fuse, but never blew the fuse. We were lucky it was not worse.

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I use the inverter frequently and used to leave it plugged into cigarette lighter in my pick up...USED TO !!