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Note 7 batteries caused fire at Samsung’s facility in China

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February 9
by chris eilers

Samsung has been on a string of bad luck for quite a while. Today, one of Samsung’s facility caught fire and local authorities suspected Note 7 batteries are the cause.

Samsung's facility in China caught fire due to Note 7 batteries

Samsung’s facility in China caught fire: Note 7 batteries to be blame

On February 8, a small fire has broken out in Samsung’s SDI facility in China, causing disturbance in the area. After a short period after the fire broke out, the local fire department of Tianjin showed up with 110 firefighters and 19 fire engines, quickly took care of the incident. According to the local authorities “Material that caught fire was lithium batteries inside the production workshops and some half-finished products.”

Last year was a hard time for Samsung after their Note 7 incident. Samsung was even forced to stop the production and started a recall program for 2.5 million Note 7 devices. In 2017, the Korean company released a report for the cause of Note 7 explosion, however many people were not really convinced about Samsung’s answer. Samsung then promised to apply better procedures to stop this from happening again.

 

Samsung's facility in China caught fire due to Note 7 batteries

The accident comes as a really bad news for Samsung and all their fans. Luckily, the fire was put out without any casualties reported. This accident has raised many questions about the safety of Samsung new devices, especially upcoming flagships like Samsung Galaxy S8.

Samsung Galaxy S8: Will it explode?

Well, we can’t say for sure if the Galaxy S8 is safe to use or not. However, Samsung has reassured everyone about this accident and stated that the company doesn’t plan to use inferior batteries for the Galaxy S8. Samsung Galaxy S8 is said to be revealed at Samsung Unpacked event on March 29, and the device will be on sale around April 21. However, there is no confirmation from Samsung yet, so stay tuned if you want to know more about Samsung newest flagship in the future.