Galaxy Note 9 would have caught fire in a woman's handbag

A Samsung Galaxy Note 9 spontaneously caught fire in a New York woman's wallet earlier this month, according to a lawsuit.

Real estate agent Diane Chung said during her trial that she was using the new device on September 3 when it suddenly became "extremely hot," the New York Post reported Saturday. Chung stopped using the phone and placed it in her bag, but soon heard "a hiss and a scream, and she noticed a thick smoke" that was flowing from her purse, according to the newspaper.

Chung said in her lawsuit, she removed the phone by emptying her bag on an elevator floor, but the fire did not stop until a passerby took over. combined with a rag and placed in a bucket of water, the newspaper reports.

The incident alleged in Chung's lawsuit recalls the nightmare of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 lived two years ago. In 2016, the Korean electronics giant gave up the device after a battery fault caused the explosion or bursting of dozens of phones.

Some of the original batteries proved to be poorly constructed and were slightly crushed, while others replaced insulating strips or sharp pieces of metal. To avoid future problems, the company has developed an eight-point inspection process for its batteries, which, according to Samsung, goes well beyond industry standards.

"The Galaxy Note 9's battery is safer than ever," Samsung's mobile manager DJ Koh said last month, according to The Investor. "Users do not have to worry about batteries anymore."

"Samsung takes customer security very seriously and we guarantee the quality of the millions of Galaxy devices used in the United States," Samsung said in a statement. "We have not received any reports of similar incidents involving a Galaxy Note9 device and we are investigating the matter."

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