Xbox 360 burns house down

[Demon_Skeith]

An Xbox 360 has allegedly caused over $100,000 (£50,000/€62,000) worth of damage to an US gamer’s house, after the console’s power brick caught fire.

Firefighters called to the blaze in Little Rock, Arkansas told local reporters that the console’s power brick was the blaze's cause. The console owner's house has been reduced to a near shack-like state following the fire, local TV station THV reports.

Although the gamer wasn’t at home when the fire broke out, a fire department spokesman said the console’s power brick was stored on one side and close to a wall – which he claimed could exacerbate potential fire risks.

more pics, video, and info here

 

[Kisame]

If it caught on fire, he or she must have been playing it for too long.

 

[J'Quan]

thats exactly why i hate Xbox and stick with PS3

 

[Midnight Sky]

Yeah as Kisame said, played way to long and in a closed space is not good either. Some goes for PS3 they have way more energy consumption and plus it gives off way more heat, when i talked to my friend recently who got one said he uses it as a space heater when playing since if gives off so much heat and energy. So both systems are not good in closed spaces. Learn better before playing gamers!

 

[Kisame]

Good idea about not playing it too long in closed spaces. I usually turn off my system when it starts to get hot.