Earlier this week, we wrote about Samsung's mass recall of all its Galaxy Note 7 phones due to a fault that was making some of them explode. At the time, it was announced as an 'unusual step'. Companies don't tend to do mass recalls, and some news outlets seemed to think it was being over cautious.
But, now, a guy in Florida is claiming that his new Samsung burst into flames and has totally destroyed his Jeep.
Nathan Dornacher wrote on Facebook: "Not the barbecue I wanted on my day off. We go to a garage sale to grab a desk for Bonnie, get back to the house, unload the car, leave it running, ac on to keep the car cool. We were planning on grabbing the dog and Bonnie and heading to Petco. I head back out to the car to grab my phone which was on the charger (me and Lydia always fight over the house charger) go to open the door and see flames inside... [I] open the door and it's engulfed. [I] run inside to get extinguisher, and of course not to be found, yell at Lydia to call [the] Fire Department and, well, here is the end result."
Although there's been no official comment on what started the fire, Nathan is sure it was the phone, which was burnt to a crisp in the incident.
The phone was also a write off. Credit: Facebook
Nathan said he didn't realise that the phones had been recalled, but is now urging others with a Galaxy Note 7 to send them back.
Samsung has already released a statement to say it is replacing all Galaxy Note 7 devices in the upcoming weeks.
This new incident is bound to have Samsung feeling worried, especially as it comes the day after Apple unveiled its new iPhone 7 to the world.
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