Xbox 1 left on for four days, burns down a house

A report from Everything Machine states that an Xbox (we think Xbox 1 as the article then goes onto mention an Xbox 360 which burned down a house in April) which was left on for FOUR days managed to spark off a huge house fire. The machine as it was left on for so long overheated and this set a nearby spiral notebook on fire and the rest was history...

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When the smoke cleared, firefighters traced the cause of the fire to a recreation room off the basement where the Xbox sat.

Investigators concluded the Xbox -- which may have been on as long as four days -- had overheated and set a nearby spiral notebook on fire.

In the days since the Aug. 25 fire, the family has faced one problem after another.

Unable to return to their apartment or continue paying the cost of a hotel, the family is now living in a trailer at an Otisville campground.

And Walter's insurance company informed her that her coverage will pay only to fix the business and won't replace personal possessions ruined by smoke.

All because of an Xbox that Walter had never given much more than a passing thought.

Origin post from maxconsole