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Samsung Galaxy S4 explosion burns down a house in Hong Kong: Report

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JULY 31- An entire house gutted in Hong Kong when Samsung Galaxy S4 exploded into flames.

It may sound unbelievable that a minor explosion brought a house down, but several media reports quoting a Chinese website Xianguo.com say that a couple was playing a game on Galaxy S4 when the device exploded leaving them injured and causing the fire.

samsung-galaxy-s4-black-whiteAs per the report, it was a genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 with all original accessories such as charger and battery.

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After the news broke out, Samsung has promised to look into the matter.

This is third such incident in China where either explosion or electrocution happened during the use of smartphones.

Earlier, a young woman from Xinjiang region died of electrocution while using her iPhone when it was getting charged. In a similar incident in China only, a man fallen into coma after getting electrocuted by an iPhone charger.

These incidents involving leading tech firms’ smartphones raise an alarm over safety of these gadgets. It also calls for following proper guidelines while using the gadgets.
INDIA TODAY