Homeowner issues warning after Wi-Fi router sparks devastating fire: We literally lost everything

A woman is issuing a grave warning to homeowners after claiming her property was destroyed in a fire that she says was caused by her Wi-Fi router overheating.Florida resident Keona Huntley, who goes by the name @yeahthatskeeee online, posted a now-viral TikTok video in the aftermath of the fire, which she says started in her bedroom due to the internet box.Huntley shares horrifying footage of her property after the fire, while detailing how the terrifying blaze quickly spread throughout the entire house, leaving almost every room a charred shell.Beginning in her kitchen, Huntley captures the devastating aftermath of the fire, revealing blackened walls that had been burned by the smoke, with debris littered across almost every surface.Her bedroom, which is just off the kitchen and is where she says the fire started, was in an even worse state, with her bed reduced to nothing but spring coils after the mattress ignited and burned up.Falling ceiling insulation is seen scattered across the remains of the room, while burnt wallpaper is seen peeling off the walls behind her bed.The window was also completely blown out during the blaze.“We literally lost everything today,” she says in the clip, while continuing to film around her home.

“My bathroom is over there; it doesn’t even look like a bathroom.”Huntley notes that she had been experiencing issues with her Wi-Fi router ahead of the fire, explaining that a technician from the company responsible for it—Quantum Fiber—had been out to visit her home on a number of occasions to try and sort the problem.Two months before the fire, she says the router box had actually been replaced, but that the service had become so unreliable that a technician had been forced to visit her home to try and address her internet issues.While Huntley believes the Quantum Fiber Wi-Fi box caused the blaze, fire investigators will need to stage an investigation and confirm whether the device was defective or if it was extern...

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Publisher: New York Post

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