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Samsung Recalls 663,000 Top-Load Washers for Fire Hazard
Samsung recalled 663,000 top-loading washing machines after 51 reports of short-circuiting, overheating, smoking, fires, property damage, and smoke inhalation injuries.
Samsung J7 Phone Explodes on Jet Airways Flight
It was a close call for nearly 120 people on board a Jet Airways airplane when a Samsung J7 mobile phone exploded mid-flight in India. The airplane landed safely after the crew put out the fire.
Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 4 Batteries for Overheating
More bad news for Samsung’s troubled line of Galaxy Note smartphones: More than 10,000 refurbished batteries for the Note 4 are being recalled over a risk of overheating, which may lead to fires and/or burn injuries.
Samsung Finally Reveals Cause of Galaxy Note 7 Fires
Samsung Electronics has officially announced what everyone familiar with the problem already knew: that defective batteries caused its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire and explode.
New Model Samsung Smartphone Reported to Catch Fire, Explode
Samsung may have yet another exploding smartphone on its hands, as a mother in France reported Monday that her Galaxy J5 swelled up, caught fire and exploded shortly after she had taken the device from her 4-year-old son.
Samsung Recalls Washing Machines for Explosion Risk
Samsung has recalled 3 million top-loading washing machines because they can blow apart and severely injure anyone nearby.
Samsung Note 7 Buyers File Class Action Lawsuit in South Korea
In what may be the first of many class action lawsuits filed over the scrapped Note 7 smartphone in South Korea, at least 527 plaintiffs are demanding that Samsung pay them 500,000 won (about $440) each amid reports of the...
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Banned on Flights in U.S., Europe and Asia
At least eight international airlines are prohibiting Samsung Note 7 smartphones on their flights over concerns that the devices can overheat, catch fire and even explode. The ban means that travelers will also be unable to carry the phones in...
Samsung Halts Production of Galaxy Note 7 Following Reports of Fires with Replacement Phones
Samsung announced yesterday that it is temporarily discontinuing production of its Galaxy Note 7 replacement phones amid reports that a number of the devices had caught fire.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recalled
Samsung recalled 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after 35 reports of batteries spontaneously exploding into flames, causing severe burn injuries and property damage.