A 13-year-old North Texas girl was awoken in the night by a smoldering cell phone on the other side of her pillow, but the cell phone manufacturer says she did something they warn users about.
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”The whole phone melted,” said her dad, Thomas. “The plastic, the glass. You can't even really tell that it was a phone.”
Tolfree says her phone slipped under her pillow as she fell asleep, and the smell of something burning woke her up in the night.
“I didn't think much of it, so I went back to sleep, and then I woke up again and it was more prominent,” said Tolfree.
Her dad suspects the phone overheated, causing the battery to swell and start a fire.
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“We have a reasonable expectation that the products we buy are going to be safe,” said Thomas.
Nevertheless, the company does agree there is a need for consumer education when it comes to rechargeable batteries. That’s exactly why they post a warning in their user guide, which specifically states covering one of their devices with bedding or other material could restrict airflow and cause a fire.
This is in no way the manufacturer's fault. It's common sense that you don't cover electronic devices (especially if they're on charge) with things that can conduct heat.
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my phone got hot af and stopped charging while i was GONE could it have burned my **** down 
