Check out the moment a REPLACEMENT Samsung Galaxy Note 7 caught fire in Burger King
A DINER hoping to chow down on a tasty burger ended up having his phone rather than his patty flame grilled when it caught fire.
Footage of a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catching ablaze in a branch of Burger King has hit the internet.
The video, shot in the tech giant’s home country of South Korea, shows a mobile with smoke billowing out of it resting on a table in the restaurant.
A worker wearing a pair of flame retardant gloves can be seen attempting to pick up the blazing blower and move it away from customers.
The member of staff initial drops the hot handset on the floor before finally getting a firm grip on the smoking Samsung.
She than cradles the flame grilled phone out of shot as the short clip comes to a close.
The clip shows the second replacement Galaxy Note 7 catching fire in the country after another started to smoulder at Hanwha Eagles Park baseball stadium, reports .
The South Korean tech giant said that production of the device had been changed “temporarily” to ensure the phones were meeting the necessary safety requirements.
But Samsung fell short of confirming or denying earlier reports that it had halted production of the phone.
The issues began to surface just two weeks after the flagship phone’s launch, with it found some of the batteries were exploding while charging.
It comes as the fire-prone phones were replaced – only to be faced with claims that the replacement phones were also experiencing safety issues.
The problem has become so bad that the Royal Mail and ParcelForce have been refusing to deliver the devices.
Airlines have also been warning travellers to switch off their phones while flying.
The phones were even not allowed to be charged after 2.5 million smartphones were recalled in September.
Samsung last month issued a statement over the phone, saying: “Samsung is committed to producing the highest quality products and we take every incident report from our valued customers very seriously.
“In response to recently reported cases of the new Galaxy Note7, we conducted a thorough investigation and found a battery cell issue.”
The Sun previously revealed how supply teacher Sarah Crockett’s phone blew up in a busy cafe, even though it wasn’t being charged.
The mother-of-two said her phone started to balloon in size, saying: “It suddenly just expanded in my hand and got really, really hot.
“I dropped it on the table. Within a few seconds there was smoke everywhere and I jumped out of the way. The whole thing was just barbecued.”
The safety concerns around the £750 Note 7 has seen experts weighing in, saying that it marked a crisis for the tech giant.
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