iPhone 5S battery balloons and catches fires unexpectedly
An iPhone 5S user has posted pictures online of his device that caught fire while in use and eventually exploded.
Only recently it was reported that a student’s iPhone 5C caught fire
when it was doing absolutely nothing in her pocket, causing her second
degree burns in the process. Photos of a somewhat similar incident have
been posted online, the source claims that he was using the iPhone 5S to
browse Facebook when out of the blue the battery started to inflate. He
also claims that the phone wasn’t open, wasn’t being charged and that
it had no damage prior to this incident.
Apparently
as soon as the battery started to inflate, it pushed up the screen so
much so that he was able to grab a hold of it and rip it off with a fair
bit of force, with the screws ripping out of the threads. He claims
that smoke billowed from the battery for a good three minutes while he
took the EMI shields off in a bid to disconnect the battery to remove it
and take it outside.
One
might question just how he was able to take pictures when all this was
happening. The source says that he doesn’t use the iPhone as his primary
device, ”I use the iPhone for everything else other then (sic) texting
and calling,” he says. Apple hasn’t commented on this incident as
yet but apparently they did request him to take pictures and sent it to
them. Its unclear what may have caused this incident, previous cases
have often been triggered by faulty chargers or unauthorized
accessories, that doesn’t appear to be the problem this time around.
EnjOy..:)
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