
A fire officer explains why you should avoid charging your mobile at night.
Yes, there are some people who adhere to the "no screen for two hours before bed" rule, but most of us still check Twitter or Instagram until the moment we close our eyes. Then we plug it into the socket next to our bed and wake up the next day to do it all over again.
However, one firefighter has urged people to kick the habit immediately, as he says it could be the difference between life and death.
In a TikTok post, a firefighter from Kent Fire Rescue said: A Kent Fire Rescue firefighter isn't the only one who can do this: “We get a lot of questions here at Kent Fire Rescue about why you shouldn't charge your phones at night. The main reason: You can't smell anything when you sleep, so if it starts burning, the fire won't wake you up.