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Samsung again attracting criticism after Galaxy Note 4 burst in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT )

Samsung has been having a really ‘explosive’ year and it just keeps getting worse and worse. Now, the company is again attracting criticism after a Pakistani Twitter user’s Galaxy Note 4 burst into flames while on charge.

 Aftab Afridi, a software engineer from Islamabad according to his Twitter bio, put his Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on charge before he went to sleep. However, instead of waking Aftab with an Alarm like a normal phone, the Note jerked him awake with a loud blast

Samsung has had a pretty tough year so far. Numerous cases have sprung up of Samsung gadgets catching fire and putting at risk the lives of their owners. However, Pakistani Samsung customers seemed to have been fairing well until earlier today when news started circulating of a Note 4 bursting into flames.

Aftab Afridi, a young lad from Islamabad took to Twitter to recount the horrific incident. According to him, he put his Samsung Note 4 on charging before going to sleep. What woke him up was a blast from the phone as it burst into flames right before his eyes. He quickly unplugged the charger and allegedly burnt his fingers in the process.

Aftab Afridi 🌐 @AftabAfridiPTI

1.I put my mobile on charging before i went to sleep in the morning i heard blast near my ears. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife

4:42 PM – 6 Nov 2016

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Aftab Afridi 🌐 @AftabAfridiPTI

  1. i thought it was some kind of bomb blast near my room. when i wake up i saw my whole face was cover in smoke. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife

4:43 PM – 6 Nov 2016

Aftab Afridi 🌐 @AftabAfridiPTI

  1. I unplugged the Samsung Note 4 charger from the electric board& saw that my mobile was burning on my Mattress
    #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife

4:47 PM – 6 Nov 2016

Aftab Afridi 🌐 @AftabAfridiPTI

  1. I throw my mobile and battery from my Mattress which burnt my fingers. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife

4:48 PM – 6 Nov 2016

This is the first case of its kind to surface in Pakistan. However, this year has plagued Samsung with repeated news of their latest flagship device Note 7 bursting into flames. The situation got so bad that Samsung has decided to halt production and sales of the Note 7. The newest flagship from Apple has also seen a case where the iPhone 7 exploded before being taken out of the box.

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