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A woman from Oklahoma did what many other Apple product owners do and bought a replacement item off Amazon. It completely destroyed her brand new car.
Jabricia Pratt tells Oklahoma News 4 that she thought buying a Lithium battery for her iPhone from a third-party seller on Amazon was the “normal” thing to do, so the last thing on her mind was the possibility that it might explode. It happened while she was at work and the battery was on the carseat.
According to Pratt, the battery burned into the seat and then exploded. The interior of her 2019 Jeep Cherokee was soon ablaze and, even though firefighters were at the scene within minutes, they couldn’t do much to contain the damage.
Even so, of all the possible scenarios, this was the least dangerous, Pratt says. Firefighters told her that, had she left one of the windows cracked open, the fire would have had more oxygen to feed on and could have engulfed the entire car. Another possibility would have been for the explosion to take place while Pratt or her children were inside the Jeep.
“My car had literally burned up,” she says. “It had melted down into the seat. I could’ve been in the car. My kids could’ve been in the car.”
The worst part is that Pratt is now left without a car and without someone to take responsibility for what happened. LeeVee, the seller whom she bought the battery replacement from, is not answering her calls. They’re also not selling the battery online anymore.
On its part, Amazon refuses to claim responsibility for a product sold by a third-party, so Pratt has had no luck with them either. She doesn’t say whether her insurance will cover at least some of the damages but one thing is clear: she’s learned her lesson on buying stuff online.
According to Pratt, the battery burned into the seat and then exploded. The interior of her 2019 Jeep Cherokee was soon ablaze and, even though firefighters were at the scene within minutes, they couldn’t do much to contain the damage.
Even so, of all the possible scenarios, this was the least dangerous, Pratt says. Firefighters told her that, had she left one of the windows cracked open, the fire would have had more oxygen to feed on and could have engulfed the entire car. Another possibility would have been for the explosion to take place while Pratt or her children were inside the Jeep.
“My car had literally burned up,” she says. “It had melted down into the seat. I could’ve been in the car. My kids could’ve been in the car.”
The worst part is that Pratt is now left without a car and without someone to take responsibility for what happened. LeeVee, the seller whom she bought the battery replacement from, is not answering her calls. They’re also not selling the battery online anymore.
On its part, Amazon refuses to claim responsibility for a product sold by a third-party, so Pratt has had no luck with them either. She doesn’t say whether her insurance will cover at least some of the damages but one thing is clear: she’s learned her lesson on buying stuff online.
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