Mag safe charger started small fire

ok so i got up to get a drink of water. i brought my mac book pro with me i came back to my bed and attempted to plug it in and i taped the end of the mag safe adapter to the corner of the back right of the mac book and it started a little fire and has a nought heat to bend it the corner a bit and inside the mag safe adapter is a little bit blackened
the charger in use is a 3rd party charger but me and my friend got the same charger at the same time from the same web sight and has never had this happen to him
I'm very sorry for my grammar i have dyslexia
thanks please leave help or expiation for this event. and if i should clean out and still use this charger.
thanks remi
Thanks remi

thanks for the info but would it have a enough heat build up to do that much damage to my macbook. i took a cloth to my macbook where the damage was and i ruled at it for a bit and it did not remove the blackness
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