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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
A typical small appliance like a clock radio will contain lots of low rated components. If these components fail they may burn out, but this will happen too quickly to start a fire outside the unit, or the heat generated will be insufficient to start a fire.
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Paul
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It is rather surprising what CAN catch fire. Most unusual but...
I saw a simple TV remote handset catch fire. Powered by just a normal PP3 battery, it actually produced flames! It was on a solid workshop bench so nothing else happened, but supposing it had been left on on sofa...
Ted.