A couple in Hong Kong suffered minor
injuries after a Samsung Galaxy S4
smartphone allegedly burst into flames
and set a house on fire.
Chinese website Xianguo.com reports
that a man named Du was playing a
game on his Galaxy S4 when it exploded
into flames, causing him to throw his
phone, which landed on his couch, after
which the device exploded and
eventually the fire spread to the entire
house.
The report further suggests that the
man was using a genuine Samsung
Galaxy S4 smartphone and other
accessories like charger and battery.
The man also claims that the fire
spread to his car as well.
Samsung Hong Kong has announced
that it will be looking into the matter,
and a chemical analysis of the charred
remains should establish if it really
came from a Samsung factory, as per
the report.
Recently, Apple was in news as two
similar incidents surfaced that claimed
one life and injured another person. Ma
Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from
China's western Xinjiang region was
electrocuted when she answered a call
while her iPhone was getting charged.
However, later it was reported that
the woman may have been using a
'fake' charger.
Technology experts in China had then
issued a warning about 'fake' chargers
that are apparently rampant in use
across the country. "Knockoff
chargers sometimes cut corners," Xiang
Ligang, a telecommunications expert
reportedly told Chinese television. "The
quality of the capacitor and circuit
protector may not be good, and this
may lead to the capacitor breaking
down and sending 220 volts of
electricity directly into the cell phone
battery."
In another case, a 20-year-old
Australian woman was hospitalised in
Sydney after she got a shock from
her iPhone.
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