Yet another unfortunate incident took place when a local southwest flight in Louisville, Kentucky, US was immediately evacuated after a passenger’s Samsung Galaxy Note 7 suddenly started to emit heat, reported by Engadget.
Louisville Arson investigators also confirmed that the smoke was caused by a Samsung mobile phone. There were no reports of any casualties or injuries and all the crew members and passengers got out safely.
To everyone’s surprise, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 wasn’t a brand new Note 7. Instead it was reported that the particular Note 7 was replaced just a few weeks ago.
An exchanged Note 7 caused the smoke
The affected owner of the Note 7, Brian Green confirmed that he had his phone exchanged from the AT&T store on 21st September last month. He said that the replaced Note 7’s box had a black square icon and battery indicator which was green, signaling that the phone is safe to use.
Brain declared that upon the request of a crew member he turned off the phone and put it in his pocket. After a little while it started to emit smoke. As per the statement of Brain’s friends, they left the phone on the floor as they ran out of the plane. When they came back to get their luggage, they saw a burned hole through the floor carpet.
Samsung’s answer to the unfortunate incident
While talking about the incident, a spokesperson of Samsung stated:
“Until we are able to retrieve the device, we cannot confirm that this incident involves the new Note 7. We are working with the authorities and Southwest now to recover the device and confirm the cause. Once we have examined the device we will have more information to share”
The reports of phones being exploded and releasing smoke doesn’t seem to cease. When 35 cases of 35 battery explosions were reported, Samsung recalled Note 7 devices globally. Moreover, Samsung Pakistan also ceased Galaxy Note 7 pre-orders and launch date also got delayed.
This is not the first incident that has been reported. Recently, one of the smartphones got burnt in Philippines.
