We were extremely lucky to avoid a house fire. Our kids were charging our old iPhone 4 with the apple charger last night and it exploded and caught on fire in our kitchen while we were sleeping.

A mum has been left rattled after her iPhone charging cable almost set her house on fire. The charger sparked a flame on her bedroom rug even though there was no device connected.

On Jan. 9, at around 1 a.m., Leisgang said she and her family were asleep when an iPhone 4 that was left charging on their kitchen counter suddenly burst into flames.

A new video from a Nest camera captured the moment an iPhone 4 charging on an Ohio family's kitchen counter caught fire overnight. At first, all is calm in the Cincinnati home. Then, suddenly ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPLC) - A man in Lafayette was hurt after a portable phone charger exploded in his pocket, according to the ...

3. Not Cleaning Your iPhone Port . Lint, debris, and dust gather quickly in an iPhone port. Not cleaning it out periodically can lead to a slower, less efficient charge, overheating (which ...