A WARNING has been issued after a spate of house fires that were thought to have been caused by cheap charging devices.
Cheap chargers are being blamed for a growing number of house fires and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the unsafe devices - which are often made in China for as little as 3p - could be putting your home at risk.
A spokesman said that while charges supplied with branded electronic goods, the cheap, ‘unbranded’ chargers usually bought on the internet - can be hazardous.
A fire service spokesman said: "Don’t buy cheap, unbranded chargers and make sure chargers are compatible to the device you are using.
"Don’t leave things to charge overnight or beyond the recommended charging time."
In November, a family in Sheffield - including a nine-week-old baby - died in a fire thought to have been caused by a faulty charger.
