Samsung Phone Overheats, Explodes In Man's Hand, Causing Serious Burns

A man from Brampton, Canada, suffered serious burns after his Samsung phone burst into flames.

Speaking to City News on Wednesday, 23-year-old Kunal Sharma said he was sitting with his family in the living room when his phone started heating up and suddenly burst into flames.

As the man suffers from muscular dystrophy, a disease that distorts muscular movement, he asked his uncle to take the phone from the hand as soon as it started heating. However, the Samsung S5 phone soon burst into flames.

“My uncle kicked it onto the floor. I was in pain, I couldn’t breathe, there was smoke all over. My nose and my lips got burned as well as my neck and my hands,” he said.

Sharma said his phone, which was once a source of entertainment, is now a nightmare.

“I’m scared of touching electronics now. I get nightmares too. In the night, I can’t sleep,” he said, adding, “It could happen to anyone. They need to do something about it so it won’t happen to other people.”

The family’s attorney said they were looking at taking legal action against Samsung. He pointed out that the battery was never replaced nor was the phone charging when the incident took place.

Following the incident, Samsung issued a statement saying, “Samsung takes customer safety very seriously. In any case of this sort, we take every step to investigate and remedy the concern. This relies on the customer allowing us to obtain the Galaxy S5 device and charger, which he has declined to do so far. Since we have not had an opportunity to inspect the device and charger we cannot speculate on the cause of the specific issue.”