Samsung Galaxy S6 'explodes in hand' of hero Brit solider
Jacob Cohen0, 40, a doctor and ex-soldier, says he suffered burns after trying to perform a routine task on his Samsung Galaxy S6He told his local newspaper that it 'started glowing and there were flames coming out the back', adding: "I couldn't believe it...luckily there's no damage to our house."
Dr Cohen, who served in the British Army and had to have a foot amputated after being blown up in Afghanistan, revealed he bought the phone off eBay before Christmas. He said he attempted to restart it because it had stopped working and was speaking out in the hope that other Samsung customers wouldn't suffer a similar fate.The South Korea electronics gigant had to recall one of its 2016 flagships, the Galaxy Note 7, after battery faults led to it catching fire.
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