The video, recorded by a Google Nest camera, captures the precise moment the smartphone bursts into flames.
The latest generations of iPhones have a system that shuts off the charging system when it reaches 100% battery so as not to overheat the device and adversely affect its battery life. However, iPhone models from a decade ago don’t have this technology, so be very careful when leaving an old iPhone on charge in the middle of the night…
a family of Ohio (United States) consisting of a man named Brian Leisgang And his wife, Jennifer Leisgangposted a video on Facebook in which they show how their Google Nest camera recorded the moment when the battery of a iphone 4 started to ignite.
If you can’t see the content of the Facebook post, you can watch this YouTube video from the WBRC Fox 6 News channel:
Fortunately, no one was hurt. But this event could have ended in real misfortune. In the kitchen there was no element that could spread fire throughout the house, so everything was left in a shocking anecdote.
“Please share! We were extremely lucky to avoid a fire. Our children charged our old iPhone 4 with the Apple charger last night and it exploded and burst into flames in our kitchen while we were sleeping.”
Apparently the battery had a chemical reaction internal caused by overheating. Sometimes the chemical reaction can go wrong and produce a gas instead of energy, but it didn’t.
Capture of the moment when the iPhone 4 goes into combustion.
Currently, the lithium ion batteries They are very common but it is very strange to see how the battery of a last generation iPhone catches fire. A smartphone can overheat and ignite due to certain reasons, such as exposure to extreme heat, internal damage, or manufacturing defects.
Leaving such an old battery to charge overnight is insane. But you shouldn’t worry about such a case happening unless you didn’t have an iPhone more than 7 or 8 years ago.
