A woman was shocked when her Primark beach bag burst into flames while she sunbathed on holiday in Crete.
Eva Bacchoo posted a video on TikTok, showing the singed edges of the bag, after "panicking" because she realised her AirPods were inside. Luckily, she was able to douse the flames before the rest of the bag went up.
The 21-year-old said: "I felt shocked at first but, ultimately, I found it funny how it had set itself on fire. I panicked at first with the AirPods but they were safe.”
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Eva, who posts travel-themed content on TikTok under the handle @evabacchoo, arrived in Crete on June 21. She had been on holiday for a few days and was sunbathing by the pool, on June 24, when the incident occurred.
She only realised the bag was alight after she reached for the bottle of water she’d stashed in there shortly beforehand.
The holidaymaker, from Sussex, said: “We’re in Malia in Crete for a week-long festival thing and on Friday we were sunbathing by the pool. I got the bag in Primark in April – I can’t remember exactly how much it cost, somewhere between £12 and £14.
“I’d not long put a bottle of water in the bag and then didn’t put the bag in the shade – I turned around as I was thirsty and saw the bag was on fire. It was smouldering with a few little flames – I thought it was the metal initially but a lot of comments on the video say water bottles in the sun can reflect like a magnifying glass and cause a fire.
“It was obviously something to do with the sunlight on the metal button or the bottle – I don’t actually think it was because the button got too hot in the sun.”
A spokesperson for Primark said: “Every Primark product range is tested independently to ensure the relevant safety and quality standards are met. We were surprised to hear of this complaint and we’ve had no other reported issues, but if the customer returns the bag to us then we will be happy to investigate this further to understand what might have happened.”
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