Oh, no! A Samsung Galaxy 9 phone reportedly caught fire in a woman's purse

Oh, no! Have the Samsung Galaxy’s exploding battery woes returned?

An alleged incident has been reported by the New York Post detailing what may be the first case of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9’s battery catching on fire.

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According to the Post, real estate agent Diane Chung has filed a lawsuit against the company after her $1,000 phone burst into flames while inside her purse.

The lawsuit states that Chung was using her phone earlier this month in an elevator when it suddenly “became extremely hot." Chung had placed the phone in her purse when “she heard a whistling and screeching sound, and she noticed thick smoke.” The suit states that she burnt her fingers attempting to pick the phone up. The fire coming from the mobile device continued until a bystander picked the phone up with a cloth and dunked it into a bucket of water. Read more...

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