Man suffers third-degree burns on wrist after his Galaxy S7 explodes

34-year-old Amarjit Mann was driving on Arlington Street when he felt a ‘warmness’ in his pocket. When he realized it was his Samsung S7 that was causing the unexplained emotion, he quickly took it out and tried throwing it away. However, it exploded right away.

‘I took it out and had it in my hands and it exploded right away,’ said Mann during an interview to Winnipegsun at Seven Oaks Hospital. ‘When you see smoke, I was shocked. You cannot expect this thing. It was like a nightmare.’

Mann apparently experienced a little steam at first which hit his hand after which the device exploded. He said one of those sparks hit him on the cheek just below the eye.

‘Imagine if the phone was at my ear, my whole face would’ve burnt,’ he said.

Mann even went on to say that the burning handset was stuck to his hand before he was able to throw it out of the car.

He wants people to be aware of this and even plans on pursuing a lawsuit for the damage caused. ‘I never had such a bad (burn) in my life,’ he explained.

Amarjit Mann had bought the Samsung S7 approximately 6 months ago at a price of $1000. His carrier said he would have to contact Samsung directly with his concerns, and what he intends to do in the future.