Woman Claims Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Caught Fire in Purse

A New York woman claims her Samsung Galaxy Note 9 caught fire in her purse. Real estate agent, Diane Chung has filed a lawsuit in the Queen Supreme Court after the alleged incident earlier this month.
She claims she was using the phone when it became “extremely hot”, so she put it back in her purse.

A short time layer when she was in an elevator she heard a whistling and screeching sound” and thick smoke began pouring out of her purse.
She put the bag on the floor and tried to empty it, burning her fingers in the process, the suit alleges. As she was alone in the elevator, the woman reportedly panicked and her visibility was also compromised due to the thick smoke. Once she reached the lobby and the elevator door opened, she kicked the burning hot Galaxy Note 9 out of the lift. The suit then claims that a 'good Samaritan' noticed the burning phone and doused it into a bucket of water, ending the ordeal.

She explains the whole incident to be 'traumatic', and mentions in the lawsuit that the fire ruined everything that was inside her bag. In her lawsuit, Chung demands for unspecified damages and Galaxy Note 9 sales to be barred. A Samsung spokesperson told the publication, "We have not received any reports of similar incidents involving a Galaxy Note 9 device and we are investigating the matter."

This report brings back memories of Samsung's worst nightmares from 2016, where it had to recall the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after many reports of explosions. The fault was then deduced to be in the battery, and the company has since then had to make multiple assertions of a safe battery in the successor Galaxy Note 8, and now with the Galaxy Note 9 as well. In any case, this incident should force Samsung to take prompt and proactive steps immediately.

September 17, 2018