Finally, a bit of good news for Samsung. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue have today announced that they were unable to determine whether a faulty Galaxy Note 7 left plugged into the cigarette lighter socket of a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee was the exact cause of the fire that destroyed the vehicle.
The owner of the Jeep, Nathan Dornacher, blamed the handset or sparking the fire right from the word go. However, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue have listed “undetermined” as the official classification of the fire that occurred at 3257 58th Street N on Monday, September 5.
“Due to the destructive nature of the fire, and multiple possibilities that could not be eliminated as to the ignition source, this classification was determined most appropriate,” writes St. Petersburg Fire Rescue in its official report on the matter.
So while it’s still possible that the Galaxy Note 7 was to blame for the car catching fire, there’s no definitive link. It’s not uncommon for a car battery to swell in hot weather, though, so I believe that a minor fire caused by the handset may have sparked the full-scale explosion we saw in the images.
The clear winner here is Samsung as it’s safe to say that it won’t have a nasty court case filed against it for this particular incident as there’s no solid proof that a defunct battery sparked the fire. It’s merely speculation.
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