James Paul 
It is a gesture that has become clearly machinal. We connect our smartphones when the battery was discharged, without sometimes even paying attention to it. It would however be wrong not to think about it, because the risk of fire is very real. Here are places where you should avoid recharging your smartphone.
Advice to avoid the worst
More health has listed several. This is the case with bed or pillow. This space is formidable because the phone may overheat and cause a fire start. Enough to cause a nice fear among the inhabitants and put them in danger.
The problem is the same for sofas and armchairs because the fabric retains heat, recall our colleagues. In such a case, a simple spark could cause a real disaster.
Regarding the bathroom, loading a smartphone can also be problematic. Indeed, humidity strengthens the risk of electrocution and short-circuit. Thus, a splash on the socket is able to cause a perilous electric shock.
Also beware of overly congested multipleisms. The latter are often the source of domestic fires due to the overheating they can cause. Poor quality chargers can also increase the risk of short-circuit, recalls More health.
Finally, loading your phone in a car exposed to the sun is a risk not to be overlooked. Indeed, if the temperature inside the vehicle exceeds 50 degrees, may weaken the battery, even, in a disaster scenario, to detonate it.
Firefighters alert
As a reminder, Montreal firefighters recently sounded alarm on this subject following a major fire in the city. Recharging at night can indeed be dangerous due to the thermal excavation phenomenon of batteries which can lead to uncontrollable combustion.
Lithium, very reactive, and the high energy density of batteries increase the risk of fire, especially since these fires are difficult to control and emit toxic smoke, which is particularly dangerous during sleep.
To minimize the threat, it is advisable to use original chargers, regularly replace used batteries, load hard surfaces far from flammable materials, or even install functional smoke detectors. Also remember to replace your chargers in the event of wear and disconnect them when they are no longer used. More information on this subject in our previous article here.
