14 DAY TRIAL // Another phone has reportedly caught fire while charging and, unsurprisingly, it’s a Samsung model that was plugged in with the original charger.
A 20-year-old woman from South Korea left her Samsung Galaxy S7 charging in her room using the original accessories that the company provided in the box when purchasing the device. The smartphone caught fire all of a sudden, with sparks from the fire damaging the furniture and the floor, while also causing burns on the woman’s hands.
The owner explained for the Korea Herald that the phone didn’t previously suffer any damage and she only used the original charger and cable that Samsung supplied when purchasing the device.
The phone was submitted to the local Samsung service center the same day it caught fire, and the company returned it two days later, with the woman sending it to the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards for further inspection in order to determine the cause of the fire.
Fire likely caused by faulty battery
Photos of the exploded device, however, clearly show that the fire started in the battery compartment, with the left side of the screen showing signs of an internal explosion – this is the place where the battery unit resides on Samsung’s smartphones and similar damage was spotted in the majority of cases involving Galaxy Note 7 units that caught fire.
Unfortunately, the results of the investigation won’t be ready too soon, as the cited source estimates it could take up to several months until we find out what exactly happened with this phone.
“A case like this hasn’t been reported on Galaxy S7 devices so far. We are waiting on the inspection results from KATS,” a Samsung official has been quoted as saying.
Despite several reports of Galaxy S7 models that burst into flames, it doesn’t look like this particular series of phones is suffering from a widespread issue, though it goes without saying that owners should pay particular attention to their devices, especially when charging.
