Yikes, another smartphone fire and, again, this time from Samsung. While a lot of these fires tend to be the result of faulty third-party chargers, the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus that caught fire in this story was apparently connected to a Samsung-branded charger.
Reddit user Turkey_Lord posted the above images on Reddit before his roommate, the owner of the phone, provided the backstory:
“I am OPs roommate and owner of the carnage that you see here,” roommate “Needs_tree_fiddy” explained. “I was not using the charger that it came with, but I was using a Samsung charger that I got with my GS3. The phone was not under my pillow, but it was lying next to me on my bed. I woke up to the sound of it sizzling and nasty fumes erupting from it. We have more pics if you guys are interested. If you guys have any questions or advice please comment.”
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The phone is very badly damaged. I wonder if these problems with smartphones make more people pick regular flip phones which seem to not catch on fire as often.
Blackberry phones also seem more durable, and less likely to catch on fire at random times. But, Blackberry users are generally more careful with their phones because they are mostly use by people who work for the government, law enforcement, and big companies where Smartphone security is most important.