Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phone Explodes, Destroying Man’s Jeep/time

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phone Explodes, Destroying Man's Jeep

A Florida man's recently recalled Samsung phone exploded and set his vehicle on fire earlier on Monday, he said.Nathan Dornacher said his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone was charging inside his SUV when it burst into flames, which then engulfed his vehicle.The incident came days after Samsung said it is suspending Galaxy Note 7 sales because batteries of some of the smartphones exploded while they were charging.

Jeep destroyed after Galaxy Note 7 exploded, customer says

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge Image Fox 13 screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNETSamsung said last Friday that 35 of its Galaxy Note 7 phones had experienced battery malfunctions and all Note 7s were being recalled, but not everyone may have got the message.In St. Petersburg, Florida, for example, Fox 13 reports that a man was charging his Note 7 in his Jeep Grand Cherokee on Labor Day when the phone suffered flaming conniptions.

Florida Man Says His Beloved Jeep Was Totaled by Exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7

With all the iPhone 7 chatter and related aux cord funerals going down this week, it's easy to forget that other phones even exist.Samsung, for example, briefly made headlines this month with a worldwide recall due to possibly exploding Galaxy Note 7 phones just days ahead of Apple's competition-halting keynote event.Well, one Florida man found out the hard way that this whole exploding Galaxy Note 7 thing is no joke.

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