Energy type:
Electricity
Event summary:
A piece of electronic equipment failed and caused a fire at a domestic dwelling. A bed and its contents and surrounding decorations were damaged.
Accident ID:
160320 01
Accident date:
18 March 2016
Site:
Domestic
Environment:
Building
Voltage:
230
Equipment:
Power supply unit
Accident type:
Fire
Casualty:
Non-fatality
Injury:
No injury
Property damage level:
Restricted to the direct vicinity of the equipment
Outcome of investigation:
The fire resulted in damage caused by an unknown make of foreign power supply used to charge an i pad type device. The charger was bought as a separate unit in Thailand and was powered through a New Zealand travel adaptor. It is believed that the charger was the cause of the fire. No details of the make of charger were able to be recovered.
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