Company says it is now investigating the incident

Jun 11, 2018 07:00 GMT  ·  By

Just when we thought that smartphones catching fire are a thing of the past, here’s a Samsung model which not only that exploded, but also set a car on fire nearly killing the owner.

This time, however, it’s not exactly clear what Samsung phone is to blame, as the owner was carrying two of them, namely a Galaxy S4 and a Galaxy S8. At this point, it’s hard to determine which one burst into flames since the incident eventually burned down the Nissan Maxima that the woman was driving, but Samsung is already investigating and will probably share more info very soon.

The whole thing happened on the morning of May 21, when an unnamed woman was driving her car with the two phones placed in a cupholder. WXYZ reports that the driver quickly pulled over just before flames expanded to the whole vehicle.

“I thought I was going to die when I saw the sparks and the fire,” the woman is quoted as saying. “It happened quickly. It just went up in flames. People were telling me to get away from the car. What if I was on the highway stuck in traffic and couldn’t get out?” she says.

Samsung investigating

While the lack of some specifics might raise some doubts over this incident, the Detroit Fire Department has reportedly confirmed it, though again details are missing since the investigation is still under way.

On the other hand, attorney Gerald Thurswell says the woman has trouble sleeping after the incident, and says that they already contacted Samsung, with the company now running its own analysis of the two devices to determine what happened.

“We’ve contacted Samsung. They’ve been very responsible and sent a crew to examine the car and portions of the phone. Once it’s determined which of the phones and that one is recalled, we’ll probably save lives,” the attorney noted.

The good news for Samsung is that no lawsuit has been filed. The bad news is that if it’s the Galaxy S8 the one that caused the fire, this could raise new concerns among customers of Samsung phones.

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