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A mother scrambled to get her two children to safety after a cheap iPhone charger sparked a fire which has gutted her house.
Emma Flaherty, 55, was at home in Warndon, Worcestershire, when she could smell smoke coming from upstairs.
She ran into her 15-year-old daughter Chloe's bedroom and watched in horror as the bed and pillow were on fire.
The desperate single mother scrambled to get Chloe and her youngest daughter Lola, 12, out of the house.
Firefighters raced to the scene on Sunday afternoon and spent an hour tackling the blaze which largely destroyed the three-bedroom property.
Emma said the fire was caused by an unbranded iPhone charger overheating and catching fire which engulfed the room in minutes.
Emma Flaherty has told of her horror after her home was gutted by a fire sparked by a cheap iPhone charger
The aftermath of the fire which tore through the house in Warndon, Worcestershire
Emma Flaherty with daughters Chloe, 15, and Lola, 12 - she scrambled to get them to safety
She is now warning others about the dangers of 'cheap' and unofficial mobile phone chargers.
She said: 'It was an iPhone charger I either bought off Amazon or from a newsagent so it wasn't an official one.
'Chloe had put her iPhone 13 into charge while she had a nap.
'Minutes later it just caught fire and she woke up with her room full of smoke and flames.
'I shouted to Chloe to get out the house while I grabbed Lola and carried her outside.
'We called 999 and my
