Samsung’s Battery Factory Caught on Fire Because of Course It Did

A report out of Reuters today notes that a Samsung spokesman, Shin Yong-doo, has reportedly confirmed that the fire originated in a part of the factory that is specifically used for waste. Those batteries overheated and exploded, causing various fires that forced Samsung to announce a massive recall – ultimately, the phone was scraped as batteries from a second supplier kept exploding. Video posted on social media showed black plumes of smoke rising from a building.

Reportedly, Samsung has also done a hell of a job with the sensors and camera lenses. 19 fire trucks and 110 firefighters from the Wuqing branch of the Tianjin Fire Department, China, were dispatched to the incident.

Samsung SDI is the affiliate responsible for designing and manufacturing the company’s batteries. What’s more, the company will also be equipping the upcoming Galaxy S8 devices with batteries and as such, reports of a fire at its plant are not particularly reassuring.

No casualties were reported, and the plant did not suffer any significant damage, a Samsung spokesperson said. “We will restore consumer confidence, which was lost due to quality and safety upgraded products”, said Dong-Jin Dong, chief executive officer of Samsung’s wireless business unit at the IM (IT and mobile) division.

People with the Samsung Galaxy S7 have been waiting for the arrival of Android 7.0 Nougat for the handset as they thought it would make improvements to the handset.

Samsung’s Galaxy TabPro S2 Windows 10 tablet is expected to be launched at MWC 2017, and now the full specs for the tablet has been leaked by the FCC. Now the batteries are catching on fire. Yes, Samsung with its new devices is ditching the time-honored Home Button for facilitating its display some extra accommodation.

It conducted an independent investigation into the cause, and concluded faulty batteries were behind the incidents.