Not Again: Galaxy Note 9 Reportedly Catches Fire
Two years after the infamous exploding issues suffered by the recalled Galaxy Note 7, there's now a report of a woman's Galaxy Note 9 catching fire.
The woman, Diane Chung, said that she had a Galaxy Note 9 in her purse recently and spontaneously caught fire, according to the New York Post, which obtained a copy of the lawsuit. The incident occurred on Sept. 3, when Chung was in an elevator.
She said in the court documents that the Galaxy Note 9 "became extremely hot" in her purse. She then heard "a whistling and screeching sound, and she noticed thick smoke," the lawsuit alleges, according to the Post.
After seeing the smoke, Chung said that she placed her bag on the floor in the elevator and tried to remove the phone. In doing so, she burned her fingers and was "extremely panicked," according to the lawsuit. A thick smoke was clouding her vision in the elevator.
Samsung says . . .
"Samsung takes customer safety very seriously and we stand behind the quality of the millions of Galaxy devices in use in the United States," said a Samsung spokesperson. "We have not received any reports of similar incidents involving a Galaxy Note9 device and we are investigating the matter."
Hopefully this is an isolated incident and not a trend.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 18 2018, @01:28AM (2 children)
Wait for the smoke to clear before sticking your hand in there.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 18 2018, @01:37AM
I can't live without it!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 19 2018, @12:15AM
Yes. Wait for the smoke to clear. While waiting an unknown time for the smoke to stop. In a small box (elevator car). While breathing the toxic fumes.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 18 2018, @01:56AM (2 children)
It could have happened while driving her Tesla...
Btw, this is worth a good laugh: https://www.fda.gov/AJAX/All/ [fda.gov]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 18 2018, @02:43AM (1 child)
Did I ever tell you about the time I found a mouse in my bottle of beer? The Brewery gave me free beer for a year!! Ha! Suckers!
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday September 18 2018, @02:40PM
I hope it was an op tickle mouse. Not the kind of mice with balls.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Tuesday September 18 2018, @04:19PM (3 children)
> said that she had a Galaxy Note 9 in her purse recently and spontaneously caught fire
In Korean Tech, fire catches you!
(seriously, read it again)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 18 2018, @07:13PM
i'll wait for note 13. it is guaranteed to NEVER catch fire : }
(Score: 2) by darkfeline on Tuesday September 18 2018, @07:20PM
This is just part of the research for new technology that allows igniting stupid people (usually smartphone users) over the Internet. Samsung is making the Internet great again.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday September 19 2018, @05:40PM
Spontaneous Combustion is real.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.