The Factory of Exploding Galaxy Note 7 Batteries Itself Catches Fire

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The Galaxy Note 7 is the hottest smartphone in 2016, not due to beefy specifications but for the battery explosions. Almost all the airlines banned the device from using on their flights, and few governments banned it even from carrying. Both the Samsung and the South Korean government recently clarified that the flaw in the battery design is the reason for the explosions. The company also recalled all the Galaxy Note 7 devices though few thousand of units are still left with the users. The batteries caused for the explosions came from the Samsung’s subsidiary company, Samsung SDI.

Interestingly, today the Samsung SDI factory in Tianjin, China which manufactured the Galaxy Note 7 batteries caught fire. From the images shared on Weibo, we can see the dense black smoke above the factory. The Samsung spokesperson announced that the fire broke out at the waste depository factory and the production is not affected. Even after all this, the upcoming Galaxy S8 might still use the batteries from the SDI. It recently announced their investment of 150 billion won (approx $129 million) for the safety testing. Though it is said to be a small fire, the smoke in the images shows as it coming from differnet parts.

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