I lost everything after my air fryer exploded and burned down my house – it broke me and I cried for 10 hours
I lost everything after my air fryer exploded and burned down my house – it broke me and I cried for 10 hours
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A SINGLE mum lost everything she owned in a fire after her air fryer exploded. Angel Carpenter, 23, thought it was a joke when she got a call to say her house was on fire at around 11am on January 24. She returned to find her home destroyed - losing all her furniture and her 15-month-old daughter Frankie's clothes and toys.
![[A mother and her baby daughter.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/818e1cd6-5c9b-45ed-a55b-d4496ec8e8cf.jpg?strip=all&w=595)
Angel was told by firefighters the blaze could have been caused by an electric fault which led the air fryer and two aerosols to explode. The fire also burst the water pipes which put out the flames. Now her mum Emma, 43, is hoping to fundraise £4,500 to refurnish her daughter's home.
![[Fire damage in a kitchen.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/losing-furniture-daughter-frankies-15-966805412.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
Admin worker Angel said: "They said it was something to do with a plug socket or it could have been a dodgy air fryer. "That much had melted they couldn't tell what it was. Everything I have worked has gone into that house. "It was such a shock. I cried for ten hours. It broke me. I have lost everything in that house.".
![[Fire damage in a home, showing destroyed furniture and walls.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/91f2a51d-b10f-4714-bf19-ad338f988d82.jpg?strip=all&w=894)
Angel was at work when she got the call from a neighbour to say her house was on fire. Her daughter Frankie was being looked after by Emma. Angel, from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, said: "They said your house is on fire. I thought it was a joke. "I didn't expect this. I always double check everything is turned off.".
![[Fire damage to a dresser and belongings.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/losing-furniture-daughter-frankies-15-966805520.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
She was able to retrieve some clothes from her property but they stink of smoke. Angel said: "Four washes later and we still haven't got out the smell. "We managed to get the photos out of the frames and some of her first birthday cards. I'm going to laminate them.".
![[Fire damage in a bathroom, showing a broken bathtub and soot.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/losing-furniture-daughter-frankies-15-966805405.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
