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Initial reports of combustion
• The first set of Note 7 battery explosions were reported in late August, less than a month after the
device came out.On August 24, a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device exploded while connected to its
charging cable. Similar report began to emerge following the first.
• Tales of Note 7 devices catching fire begin to spread. Samsung receives 92 reports of batteries
overheating in Galaxy Note 7 phones in the U.S.; it says there were 26 reports of burns and 55 reports
of property damage. A man in Florida says his vehicle caught fire when the Galaxy Note
7 smartphone charging inside his SUV burst into flames.
• The world’s three largest carriers by passenger traffic, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United
Airlines, say that employees will tell passengers at the gate and on board aircraft to keep the Note
7 switched off until they deplane.
