A Los Angeles-based freelance reporter had a scary morning earlier this month, when her portable charger suddenly exploded, leaving her with chemical burns on her arm, her hair and a hole in her bed.
“PSA to anybody that uses a portable charger: don’t,” Ashley Nevel said in a video she posted to her social media on Feb. 15. “Mine literally just exploded in my bed. Everything caught on fire. My mattress — burned a hole through it. I literally have nowhere to sleep.”…