It's very rare, but smartphones can catch fire. They aren't known to explode powerfully enough to kill someone, though. Photo: Langley Township Fire Department A Malaysian man perished in a fire in ...

A shocking video from China shows a young girl's phone exploding while charging, sending her flying. The incident has ignited widespread concern online about device safety, with many users sharing ...

Airlines aren’t messing around with the threat of exploding phones. Smoking, burning, and exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phablets have added urgency to concerns about mobile devices with lithium-ion ...

Officials in South Korea said that the death of a man, found with a burnt cell phone in his chest-pocket, was really a victim of accidental vehicular homicide. The co-worker confessed to us last ...

WASHINGTON -- Curtis Sathre said it was like a bomb going off. His 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, his ears ringing, hand gushing blood and body covered in black ash. In a split second last ...

Samsung’s explosive reputation could be flaring up again, based on a new report that the company’s smartphone caused one woman’s car to catch fire and explode. The Detroit woman says she was driving ...

A six-year-old Brooklyn boy was hospitalized Saturday night after sustaining burns when one of Samsung’s recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones exploded in his hands, reports the NY Post. According to ...

Cases of smartphone explosions are very rare, but nevertheless, you should always consider the risk factors and be on guard. Do you know about simple precautions that will minimize the risk of your ...