Single mum 'loses everything' after mega air fryer explosion sparks terrifying house fire
Single mum 'loses everything' after mega air fryer explosion sparks terrifying house fire
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A single mum has told how she "lost everything" in a fire after her air fryer exploded at her home. Angel Carpenter, 23, thought it was just a joke in bad taste when she got a call to say her house was on fire at around 11am on January 24. But she returned to find her home destroyed - losing all her furniture and her daughter Frankie's, 15 months old, clothes and toys.
Angel was told by Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock firefighters at the scene that the blaze could have been caused by an electric fault which led the air fryer to explode. The fire also burst the water pipes which put out the flames. Now Angel's mum, Emma Carpenter, 43, is hoping to fundraise £4,500 to refurnish her daughter's home. Angel, an admin worker, from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, 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 10 hours. It broke me. I have lost everything in that house.". 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 her mum Emma.
She 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." Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock fire services had already arrived and put out the fire when Angel arrived. She was only able to retrieve some clothes from the home but they were affected by the fumes. 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.".
