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Samsung’s popular smartphone explosion burns Hong Kong home: Report

English.news.cn 2013-07-31 14:16:51

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhuanet) -- An exploding Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone burst into flames, burning a Hong Kong couple’s house to a crisp, according to media reports Wednesday.

The man, identified in the original Xianguo.com report only as Mr. Du, claimed that his phone, battery, and charger were all legitimate Samsung products, but that's now difficult to confirm since his home and everything in it were destroyed.

Du said that he sat on the living room sofa playing the game "Love Machine" on his charging Galaxy S4 when it suddenly exploded.

In the heat of the moment, he threw the device onto the couch, which caught fire. The flames then spread to the curtains and the rest of the house.

Du’s neighbors were evacuated as firefighters fought the flames. Almost all of the couple's furniture and appliances burned to ash, the news site said.

Although a fire department investigation initially resulted in a report of "no suspicious circumstances, the true cause of an entire house fire was the smartphone remains to be seen.”

Samsung told Xianguo that it will "carry out detailed investigations and tests to determine the cause of the incident."

Samsung?s popular smartphone explosion burns Hong Kong home: Report - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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07-31-13 09:03 AM

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This has happened to other phones as well.

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07-31-13 09:07 AM

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Samsung new theme song.

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Phone exploded and caught fire but there is no mention of injuries to the owner? Yeah, OK.

07-31-13 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bungaboy

Samsung new theme song.

Light My Fire - The Doors

I'm guessing this one is out of the question

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07-31-13 02:19 PM

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It happens .....

07-31-13 02:21 PM

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Hopefully, it's just an isolated case. I suspect it is, as no hardware manufacturer would ever release a product that has a remote chance of causing accidental harm/damage from general use.

07-31-13 02:25 PM

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Samsung and Apple can get away with it...imagine if this was BlackBerry, media will be all over it with WSJ and Forbes writing a cover story.

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07-31-13 02:27 PM

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http://forums.crackberry.com/news-ru...es-boy-756527/

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/49490...lian-woman.htm

It happens.

07-31-13 02:30 PM

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Didn't someone fake an exploding S3 a couple of years ago? Turns out his little brother was playing with it and somehow got it wet and put in the microwave to dry, big brother decided to claim the phone had exploded while in its cradle while driving. I always approach these stories with a healthy dose of scepticism as there always seems to be a fantastical element that precedes or follows events like these. I do know from professional experience that these things can happen but they're far less dramatic than stories like this.

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Originally Posted by qbnkelt

http://forums.crackberry.com/news-ru...es-boy-756527/

WARNING! Apple iPhone Electric Shock Leaves Young Australian Woman Electrocuted and Hospitalized; How to Avoid Similar Incident [PHOTOS] - International Business Times

It happens.

Like I said it has happened to MANY phone brands including.....

iPhone 4 explodes, burns man’s hand [video] | BGR

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Originally Posted by Chicago777Guy

Samsung and Apple can get away with it...imagine if this was BlackBerry, media will be all over it with WSJ and Forbes writing a cover story.

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It would be front Page news and haters would scream on CB all week long.

08-01-13 06:50 AM

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Couldn't stop. LoL

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Can't believe this one hasn't been posted yet...

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Originally Posted by cjcampbell

Can't believe this one hasn't been posted yet...

Classic. What you get after drinking whiskey for 5 days straight. LoL

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Another classic.

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Now tell me this isn't IRONIC? LoL Alicia Keys - girl on fire

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OK. Last one from me.

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Originally Posted by pkcable

Like I said it has happened to MANY phone brands including.....

iPhone 4 explodes, burns man’s hand [video] | BGR

I remember those stories. Can happen for a lot of reasons.

08-01-13 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bungaboy

Now tell me this isn't IRONIC? LoL Alicia Keys - girl on fire

hahaha... and the most fitting yet... lol

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Huh?

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