PS4 catches fire and destroys an apartment in Genoa

PS4 catches fire and destroys an apartment in Genoa

Genoa, a PS4 caught fire during a game session, causing the destruction of an entire apartment in via Pierino Pesce, in the Sampierdarena district. The alarm was raised by the 16-year-old boy who was playing when he began to see the flames emanating from the console.

Police and firefighters intervened on the spot, who evacuated the building due to the smoke released by the fire, which spread from the apartment. Tamed the flames, the forensic police carried out checks, assuming that the problem arose from a short circuit in the console. Fortunately there were no injuries or consequences for the people, apart from a slight intoxication of the young man, who was assisted on the spot by the doctors of the 118.

It is difficult to say what could have caused the short circuit, if a defect of the young man's PS4 (whose model is unknown), or a bad positioning of the same (perhaps he did not have enough air around and the excessive efforts caused the fire). Be that as it may, take this story as a warning and remember that even your favorite console could kill you.

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