iPhone 4 “Spontaneously Caught fire” While Charging
were isolated incidents, we have another iPhone user, this time a firefighter in the Pennsylvanian town of East Brandywine reporting that his
“spontaneously caught fire” while charging.
While charging the phone using the Apple provided computer connection, the phone spontaneously caught fire.
After the phone fell to the floor igniting the carpet, the phone was thrown out a nearby window.
Despite the phone being relatively small it produced a large volume of smoke and a noxious smell.
reports that the department has sent the damaged iPhone to Apple headquarters in California to investigate the cause of the fire.
These are not the only incidents where users have reported that their iPhone has caught fire. Back in July 2010, a report claimed that an
.