Samsung Galaxy Explodes, Causes Fire In Woman's Room

A Canadian woman, Hope Casserly has said her Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 exploded while she was sleeping some months ago in October. She said she bought the phone in June 2013. She announced his on her Facebook page. Find the embedded post below and the pictures of the incident.

"My back was to the phone and... I saw a light going across my shoulder, which would be the inside of the battery on fire. It hit the wall and fell onto my bed," Casserly said, according to the CBC.

Samsung reacted by issuing a written statement to CBC claiming that Casserly's battery was not authorized. Read the statement below:

"Samsung takes product quality and customer safety very seriously. After a preliminary analysis, Samsung has determined that the battery used in Miss Casserly’s Samsung Ace II X was not a Samsung authorized battery," the company told CBC. 

"We have provided the customer with a replacement device and will be following up with the customer to resolve the matter.

"We encourage customers to only use genuine Samsung parts and accessories with all of our products and to carefully follow the safety instructions, which are found in the product’s user manual and online at Samsung.com."

Casserly claims  the battery is original and has since been issued a replacement which she has vowed never to use.