{"id":5046,"date":"2026-02-22T04:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/california-woman-hospitalized-with-chemical-burns-after-portable-charger-explodes-while-sleeping\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T04:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:02:16","slug":"california-woman-hospitalized-with-chemical-burns-after-portable-charger-explodes-while-sleeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/california-woman-hospitalized-with-chemical-burns-after-portable-charger-explodes-while-sleeping\/","title":{"rendered":"California woman hospitalized with chemical burns after portable charger explodes while sleeping"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A Los Angeles-based sports reporter had a scary morning earlier this month, when her portable charger<\/a> suddenly exploded while she was sleeping, leaving her with chemical burns on her arm and hair and a hole in her bed.<\/p>\n

“PSA to anybody that uses a portable charger: don\u2019t,” Ashley Nevel said in a video she posted to her social media<\/a> on Feb. 15. “Mine literally just exploded in my bed. Everything caught on fire. My mattress \u2014 burned a hole through it. I literally have nowhere to sleep.”<\/p>\n

She explained that she has an emergency fire blanket<\/a> that was a housewarming gift from her dad, according to KCAL-TV, that she believes saved her life.<\/p>\n

“Stop using portable chargers,” she reiterated. “I smell like smoke. My entire apartment needs to be cleaned to get the toxicity out. I can\u2019t even stay there. It\u2019s really bad. So, don\u2019t use a portable charger. Make sure you have a fire blanket handy because it honestly saved my life, and I\u2019m just grateful to be alive.”<\/p>\n

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A Los Angeles-based sports reporter had a scary morning earlier this month when her portable charger suddenly exploded while she was sleeping, leaving her with chemical burns on her arm and a hole in her bed.<\/span> (Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

After she got back from the hospital, Nevel added, “Another terrifying part of all of this is my phone was charged<\/a>. It was charging in the charger, and it overheated when the charger exploded, so I couldn\u2019t call 911. I couldn\u2019t make any phone calls.”<\/p>\n

She said she was forced to run out on her balcony and scream for others to call 911 \u2014 all after waking up to the explosion at 5 a.m.<\/p>\n

“Thankfully my neighbors were like, amazing,” she said, adding that emergency responders arrived within three minutes.<\/p>\n

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“When you\u2019re dealing with something like that, fight or flight kicks in,” she said. “You have no f—ing idea what to do.”<\/p>\n

Later, she also suggested that banning portable chargers on airplanes altogether might be a good idea.<\/p>\n

“What if I was on an airplane and that happened?” she questioned. “What do you do in that situation? Like, everyone is in danger with a small little charger and I never thought that was going to happen to me.”<\/p>\n

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Damaged lithium cells from phone chargers.\u00a0<\/span> (Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She added that she\u2019s been walking around with portable chargers for years.<\/p>\n

“You never think something is going to happen to you, and I\u2019m just more thankful it isn\u2019t more serious than it could have been,” she continued. “Yeah, throw away your portable chargers.”<\/p>\n

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