Ariel Tolfree
told Fox 4 in Dallas-Forth Worth that her Samsung Galaxy S4 slipped
under her pillow as she fell asleep, and she was roused by the
smoldering smell. Her father, Thomas Tolfree, suspected the fire
started with the battery. In its defense, Samsung told the station that
the battery was a replacement and not a Samsung, and that the company's
user guide warns consumers that if their units are covered by bedding or
other material, choked-off airflow could cause a fire. The company has
offered to pay for the bedding, mattress and a new cell phone.In February an eighth-grader in Maine also learned the hard way that smartphones can be combustible -- and she was wide awake. A unit reportedly caught fire in her pocket during school, and she suffered "moderate burns."
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