A Los Angeles sports reporter said she was hospitalized with chemical burns after a portable charger exploded in her bed, she said in a social media video posted Feb. 15.
Ashley Nevel told viewers the blast occurred at about 5 a.m. and set her mattress on fire. “Mine literally just exploded in my bed. Everything caught on fire. My mattress — burned a hole through it,” she said in the video.
Nevel said the explosion caused chemical burns to her arm and hair and that a fire blanket she received as a housewarming gift from her father helped stop the blaze, KCAL-TV reported. She said she smelled of smoke and could not stay in the apartment until it was cleaned…