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The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Thursday warned the public not to buy mobile phone chargers from street vendors as these can start fires.
Fire Sr. Insp. Reeven Bolito, BFP deputy public information officer said chargers being sold by these vendors have not been tested for quality control and inspection by the government.
“As much as possible nga po, we discourage yung mga ganun kasi hindi nga natin yun na-test at wala pong quality control,” Bolito said in an interview with DZMM.
Bolito also advised the public not to leave charging mobile phones unattended.
“Para sa mga kababayan na nakikinig po, huwag po nating pabayaan itong mga chargers na ito na hindi alam kung ano ang kapasidad nito,” he said.
“Gawin po natin yung pagcha-charge habang gising tayo. Hindi po natin siya icha-charge nang patulog na tayo,” Bolito added.
On Wednesday, a fire struck a residential area in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City and left some 300 families homeless. Arson probers said the fire was triggered by a defective mobile phone charger. /muf