Florida Man Says His Galaxy Note 7 Exploded and Set His Jeep on Fire
What's left of the Galaxy Note:
Samsungs Galaxy Note 7 phones have had a busy couple of weeks. Theyre exploding all over the place, and as a result, the company has been forced to issue a massive recall and stop shipments of new phones. Oh, and now the spark-happy gadgets apparently set some poor guys Jeep ablaze.
According to a report from FOX 13 News, St. Petersburg, Florida resident Nathan Dornacher and his family had just returned home from a yard sale on Labor Day when the fire started. Dornacher left his Note 7 in the car to charge while he brought a desk inside, but when he told his his 8-year-old daughter and family dog to get back in the car, he realized something was, uh, not quite right.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire, but it was too late for Dornachers Jeep, which was totaled, according to FOX 13.
On Facebook, Dornacher posted his own account of the incident, as well as a number of photos documenting the damage:Not the barbecue I wanted on my day off. We go to a garage sale to grab a desk for Bonnie get back to the house unload the car leave it running AC on to keep the car cool we were planning on grabbing the dog and Bonnie and heading to Petco, I head back out to the car to grab my phone which was on the charger (me and Lydia always fight over the house charger) go to open the door and see flames inside... open the door and its engulfed run inside to get extinguisher and of course not to be found yell at Lydia to call Fire Department and well here is the end result....
What's left of the Galaxy Note: