Imagine waking up to the smell of smoke, only to find your gaming mouse engulfed in flames. This alarming scenario became a reality for redditor lommelinn, who shared their harrowing experience on reddit. While their PC was in sleep mode, their Gigabyte M6880X mouse reportedly caught fire, filling the room with black smoke and nearly causing a catastrophic apartment fire. "I smelled smoke early this morning, so I rushed into my room and found my computer mouse burning with large flames," lommelinn recounted. "Black smoke filled the room. I quickly extinguished the fire, but inhaled a lot of smoke in the process and my room is in a bad shape now, covered with black particles (my modular synth as well). Fortunately, we avoided the worst, but the fact that this can happen is still shocking. It's an older wired, optical mouse from Gigabyte."
The Gigabyte M6880X is an older model, known as a typical wired gaming mouse, powered via USB 2.0 with a standard 5V at 0.5A. Given these specifications, the mouse's unexpected combustion has sparked significant concern and curiosity. Images shared by lommelinn reveal severe damage to the mouse's top rear panel, while the underside remains relatively unscathed. The reason behind this selective damage remains a mystery. Further photos show the impact on the user's desk, with visible melting on both the desk and mousepad.
My Gigabyte mouse caught fire and almost burned down my apartment
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Gigabyte responded promptly to the incident on the same reddit thread, stating:
Hi Everyone,
"We have been made aware of the incident shared by lommelin regarding the M6880X gaming mice. Our customer's safety is our top priority and we are actively looking into this case. Our team has reached out to lommelin to offer support and to investigate the matter fully. In the meantime, we appreciate the community’s understanding and patience as we work to address this issue.
"Best,
"The GIGABYTE Team."
In a follow-up post, lommelinn expressed their astonishment at the unexpected event. "My PC was in sleep mode," they explained. "Since then, I checked the USB port with a voltage meter and it's fine. No clue how this can happen."
