Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Second 'safe' replacement catches fire

A second replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7
device, deemed safe by the company, has caught
fire in the US, US media report.
Samsung has been forced to issue new models of
the smartphone following complaints of faulty
batteries.
A man in Kentucky said he was "scared to death"
when he woke to a bedroom full of smoke, local
media say .
It comes after another replacement Note 7
caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane on
Wednesday.
"The phone is supposed to be the replacement, so
you would have thought it would be safe,"
Michael Klering of Nicholasville, Kentucky, told
local broadcaster WKYT .
He added that his device was not plugged in
when it caught fire at his home on Tuesday.
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The BBC's North America technology reporter
Dave Lee says Samsung is now facing a "full-
blown crisis", adding that this latest news raises
"serious questions over its obligation to protect
the public".
The Note 7 was subject to a mass recall in
September, but Samsung said it had identified
and fixed the problem.
Smoke on a plane
On Wednesday a replacement Note 7 caught fire
on a Southwest Airlines plane due to fly from
Louisville, Kentucky, to Baltimore, Maryland.
A Southwest Airlines spokesperson told the BBC:
"A customer reported smoke emitting from an
electronic device. All customers and crew
deplaned safely via the main cabin door."
The plane was evacuated before take-off and
Samsung said it was investigating the incident.
"We are working with the authorities and
Southwest now to recover the device and confirm
the cause," the company said in a statement.
"Once we have examined the device we will have
more information to share."
Last month the company assured customers that
the fixed devices were safe.

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