Woman’s bag catches fire after leaving it in the sun

It wasn’t all fun in the sun for this woman.

Eva Bacchoo, who was on vacation in Malia, Crete, got an unpleasant surprise when her “favorite” bag, which she bought at a popular fast fashion store. Primarkallegedly caught fire with various valuables after being exposed to direct sunlight.

According to Bacchoo, she and some friends were attending a week-long festival in Greece and the incident occurred on June 24, while she was sunbathing by a pool.

Bacchoo, 21, posted about the incident on TikTok, where she is a burgeoning content creator with nearly 130,000 followers and more than 1.8 million likes overall.

In the now viral vacation clip, which had racked up 1.6 million views As of Monday afternoon, it revealed the charred edges of the stylish beach bag and suggests the fire may have started as a result of the metal button on the bag heating up.

“Just to give you an idea of ​​how hot it is right now in Crete, my bag was put on its own. fire”, he stated on his TikTok. The young woman later told South West News Service that she “got the bag at Primark in April; I don’t remember exactly how much it cost, between $15 and $17.”

She added: “It was smoldering with some small flames; I initially thought it was the metal, but many comments on the videos say that water bottles in the sun can reflect like a magnifying glass and cause a fire.”

According to TikTok, the traveler only noticed that the bag was on when she tried to take out the water she had put in the bag.

“I was surprised at first, but in the end I thought it was funny how it had caught fire,” Bacchoo joked. “I panicked at first with the AirPods, but they were safe.”

Several commentators believe that the bottled water helped set the bag on fire as reflected light heated the interior of the bag.

Meanwhile, Primark, a multinational fast fashion retailer based in Dublin, Ireland, has responded to Bacchoo’s claims.

“Each range of Primark products is independently tested to ensure relevant safety and quality standards are met,” a spokesperson told South West News Service. “We were surprised to hear this complaint and have had no other issues reported, but if the customer returns the bag to us, we will be happy to investigate this further to understand what may have happened.”