Today, my phone charger caught fire. I was thankful to be there to witness it. I was not thankful for having been holding it while this happened, as my shirt caught on fire. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was at a fire roasting marshmallows. When mine caught on fire, I pulled it back so I could blow out the flames. It flew off the stick, and, still flaming, landed on my face. FML
Today, I was refilling my lighter. Afterwards, I gave it a test light. I must've spilled some fluid because my thumb caught on fire. FML
Today, my shirt caught on fire when I was burning paper for my ancestors at the cemetery. FML
Today, I was on my phone while it was charging. My hands fumbled a bit, and my phone slipped out of my fingers. Thinking quickly, I grabbed it by the charging cable to save it. The cable unplugged, and my phone now has a pretty crack on the screen from hitting the tile floor. FML
Today, I chuckled at a "No Smoking" sign as I lit my cigarette. I bent my head down to light it and somehow managed to light my hair on fire. FML
Today, I had to call 911. Why? My fireplace caught on fire. FML
Today, I got burned, all because the toaster scared me while I was holding a pot of boiling water. FML
Today, my mom was in the kitchen when her shirt caught on fire. Acting quickly, I poured my glass of water on her. Instead of thanking me, she yelled at me for making a mess. FML
Today, my house caught on fire. After it was put out, I realized the damage wasn't bad, mainly smoke damage. I went to my parents' for the night because my house smelled. While there, I received a phone call from my neighbor. Apparently, my house caught fire again. It's now a pile of ashes. FML
Today, I was taking my phone out of my pocket when it caught on the fabric and began to fall. I managed to catch it, but also smacked myself in the balls in the process. FML
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Top comments
Tripartita 45
I charge my phone next to my bed at night, but it's okay; I don't need to sleep anymore anyway.
SixthSinEnvy 39
How does that apply? There wasn't any pursuit of gains here.
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Comments (34)
rockergal21 16
how does that even happen? I hope you're okay OP !
riahlum 12
If the wires below plastic are exposed or over usage of a power strip would be my guess
lexos 16
It could be a cheap charger that he bought on eBay
Tripartita 45
I charge my phone next to my bed at night, but it's okay; I don't need to sleep anymore anyway.
aminehs 10
You can't have everything in life. You know what they say, life is a bitch
SixthSinEnvy 39
How does that apply? There wasn't any pursuit of gains here.
rachael_king_11 16
Not specifically this FML but can we get the you deserve it button back? I don't like the new weird "this could've happened to me" button.
ssnow_fml 20
Sounds like a fun time. Never holding my phone charger even again
samwilliams800 28
It's generally not advised to use your phone while charging anyways. But hope you're ok all the same.
Nyattack 14
Really ? None of my phone's instructions on safety state that, if catching fire is the possible risk of doing it I'd have liked a warning...
lukian_fml 29
I hope this taught you a valuable lesson to not buy generic chargers.
ast3150 13
Don't know why this is downvoted. Genuine chargers are constructed so this can't happen, as opposed to the cheap chargers you get from China.
Shade1982 21
There is a serious difference between 'cheap' chargers and 'generic' chargers. There are plenty of generic chargers which are perfectly fine, as long as you use the right amperage (is that the right word?).
Littlethings1 5
how did this even happen though
Evil20071 20
My phone charger used to get super hot while rapid charging. I melted one charger cable that way, and just bought a high grade cable from China that doeant even get warm. May wanna look into it, OP.
ARetardedSeal 24
My charger cable has the wires exposed underneath the plastic layer. Now all I think about is a fire starting when I sleep with the phone charging