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@ 2012/06/25Samsung Electronics is investigating reports that a Galaxy S III smartphones exploded in a person's car in Ireland.
Explosions in cars are treated somewhat seriously in Ireland and this one went off when mounted on a car's dashboard.
A Dublin-based individual posted comments and photos on the Boards Forum . He claimed that while he was driving, "suddenly a white flame, sparks and a bang came out of the phone."
He said that he was not sure if it was anything to do with the phone as it might have been caused by a combination of my car mount and my car's heating system.
There has been a report of Samsung smartphones overheating before. In that case it was a spare battery which was in a schoolboy's bag which went up. Samsung discovered that the battery had been hit a number of times.
The company said it was still looking into the reported Irish incident and its initial investigation found no fault with the phone.
A spokesman said that the result of those investigations could be released as early as this week.
Explosions in cars are treated somewhat seriously in Ireland and this one went off when mounted on a car's dashboard.
A Dublin-based individual posted comments and photos on the Boards Forum . He claimed that while he was driving, "suddenly a white flame, sparks and a bang came out of the phone."
He said that he was not sure if it was anything to do with the phone as it might have been caused by a combination of my car mount and my car's heating system.
There has been a report of Samsung smartphones overheating before. In that case it was a spare battery which was in a schoolboy's bag which went up. Samsung discovered that the battery had been hit a number of times.
The company said it was still looking into the reported Irish incident and its initial investigation found no fault with the phone.
A spokesman said that the result of those investigations could be released as early as this week.
