Michigan man claims Samsung Note 4 exploded

Sunday, December 4, 2016
DETROIT (WLS) -- A Samsung Note 4 owner claimed that his cellphone exploded last week while he was in bed, sending him to the hospital.

Bayar Karim, a 27-year-old Detroit man, told WXYZ-TV that battery acid from his phone went flying and burned holes in his shirt. He said similar holes were in his bed sheets.
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And now, he's having trouble breathing and hearing.

The phone was face up, and not charging, when all of a sudden it burst into flames, flipping over, Karim said.
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Firefighters responded to his home, he said, and Karim spent nearly seven hours at the hospital.

Just a few months ago, the Samsung Note 7 was recalled after several reports of that phone exploding.
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