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Apple investigating video of iPhone 7 Plus that caught fire

By James Lu - on 24 Feb 2017, 6:55pm

Apple investigating video of iPhone 7 Plus that caught fire

A video that has been circulating on Twitter and has already been viewed more than 1 million times shows an Apple iPhone 7 Plus on fire with smoke pouring out of the side.

Speaking to Mashable on Twitter, Olivas says:

"The next morning I was asleep with my phone charging next to my head, my boyfriend grabbed the phone and put it on the dresser," she said via a direct message on Twitter. "He went the the [sic] restroom ... and from the corner of his eye he saw my phone steaming and [heard] a squealing noise. By the time he got over to the phone it had already caught fire, he quickly grabbed the phone and threw it in the restroom ... as soon as he threw it in the restroom is [sic] blew up and more smoke started coming out of the phone."

Olivas says she has since turned the phone over to Apple, who have said that they are "in touch with the customer and looking into it." 

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