The cell phone battery connected to the charger explodes with a loud noise.
After a while, it begins to burn fiercely, spewing out flames.
Even the washing machine, which looked fine, catches fire from the bottom and quickly burns with white smoke.
This is a video released by the Japanese government organization that manages the quality of industrial products, and it warns of the fire hazard of home appliances.
In Japan, where trade in second-hand goods is active, many people buy old household appliances because they are cheap.
[Buyers of Used Home Appliances: It's cheap no matter this or that.] As
the time at home increases due to the Corona crisis, the demand to organize old home appliances also increases, so there is a shortage of middlemen.
[Fujimura/Used Appliances Brokerage: Since Corona, the number of customers who are cleaning their house has increased.]
However, some of these used appliances distributed in this way are subject to recall or have expired lifespan, which is causing a problem.
According to an investigation by the relevant authorities, from 2016 to last year, a total of 321 accidents such as fires and other accidents caused by used recycled products were counted, and 10 of them resulted in fatalities.
Brokerage companies are taking measures to prevent accidents, such as checking the manufacturing time of products, whether they are subject to recalls, and government-approved safety marks. .