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24th Feb 2017

Worrying recording shows Apple iPhone exploding and smouldering

Look away now Apple users.

Laura Holland

Look away now Apple users.

A woman has shared a video of her iPhone 7 Plus after it exploded and started to emit smoke.

https://twitter.com/briannaolivas_/status/834556234166448128

Brianna, the woman in question, told Mashable that she was having issues with her phone but after getting it fixed in an Apple store it began to work again. Then the next morning, when she was sleeping, her boyfriend noticed that her phone was beginning to “steam” and so he threw it into the bathroom.

She said that the phone was making a “squealing noise” and caught fire before blowing up.

The video she shared was taken directly after this when the phone continued to smoke.

She also shared a photo of the aftermath.

https://twitter.com/briannaolivas_/status/834557819651186688

Apple are said to be investigating the incident and have received the phone from Brianna to conduct tests.

Worryingly, there were other reports of iPhones exploding in October of last year with GizmoChina reporting that one man sustained injuries to his face after the glass from his iPhone shattered when it exploded.