Pakistani man’s Galaxy Note 4 allegedly exploded while charging

A Pakistani user has alleged his Samsung Galaxy Note 4 ‘exploded’ while it was being charged.

Aftab Afridi, a software engineer according to his Twitter bio, put his Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on charge before going to sleep and later woke up to a loud explosion.

1.I put my mobile on charging before i went to sleep in the morning i heard blast near my ears. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife pic.twitter.com/5iL08kOnx2

— Aftab Afridi ? (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016

2. i thought it was some kind of bomb blast near my room. when i wake up i saw my whole face was cover in smoke. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife

— Aftab Afridi ? (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016

3. I unplugged the Samsung Note 4 charger from the electric board& saw that my mobile was burning on my Mattress
#SamsungRiskedAftabsLife

— Aftab Afridi ? (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016

4. I throw my mobile and battery from my Mattress which burnt my fingers. #SamsungRiskedAftabsLife

— Aftab Afridi ? (@AftabAfridiPTI) November 6, 2016

Afridi said he’s lucky the explosion, which happened right next to him, didn’t burn his face. He also added that he has been trying to contact Samsung representatives but has not received a response as yet.

The alleged incident occurred two months after South Korean parent company Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced the global recall of at least 2.5 million Note 7s in early September following numerous reports of the smartphones catching fire.

Earlier on Friday, Samsung Electronics America said it has replaced nearly 85 percent of all recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices as it works to resolve the issue of fire-prone phones.

Samsung will be releasing a software update in the coming days to limit the phone’s ability to charge beyond 60 percent, Samsung Electronics America said in a statement.

Samsung said that the majority of participants of the program opted to receive another Samsung smartphone.

The large-scale recall has offered rival smartphone makers such as Apple Inc, LG Electronics and Alphabet Inc’s Google an opportunity to win over Samsung customers.

On top of the Note 7 recall, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday said it would recall about 2.8 million top-load washing machines in the United States following reports of injuries.