Electrical fire

[Pat H]

Theres a 4 way extension lead there as well.

 

[i=p/u]

Tennant said was a goodmans clock

 

[Barry White]

Hmm wonder if its coincidence

 

[Barry White]

I just bought a clock radio and when I got it home they'd given a basic analogue by mistake.

. . . . .I said "this has got to be a wind up"

 

[Wilko]

The OP fire was from the clock radio wasn't it?

 

[Taylortwocities]

I just bought a clock radio and when I got it home they'd given a basic analogue by mistake.

. . . . .I said "this has got to be a wind up"

Did you buy it "on tick"?

 

[dmxtothemax]

QUOTE - [It even caught the curtains above radio.] END QUOTE.

Maybe the curtains burnt the radio ?

 

[mache]

It looks like the clock/alarm was placed on a rug on the floor looking at the burn area. possibly limiting air flow required for ventilation. If there was something faluty with the clock then maybe it wasn't able to dissipate the heat out which resuted in fire. All in it will probably come down to several factors all working in tandem resulting in what can be seen in the photo.

 

[FatAlan]

Did you buy it "on tick"?

Tim Vine by any chance?

 

[Pat H]

Hard to imagine a clock radio not blasting out loud music was generating so much heat it could catch fire. How bright was the LED display? 100W.

Clearly if its the clock radio there is a design issue. Anything that can draw enough current to catch fire is lacking current limiting protection or insufficiently robust components to handle the heat.
Trading standards and an investigation would seem likely.

 

[FatAlan]

Was the fire still going when you got there? The OP is a bit ambiguous. I take it that the fire brigade weren't called and the fire was put out by the tennant prior to your arrival?

 

[i=p/u]

Fire brigade kicked door in as tennant wasn't home. So who knows how far they take it

 

[FatAlan]

Would have thought they'd be the best people to give feedback on cause. Has the landlord had any more info?