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Fire at Samsung SDI Factory; Faulty Batteries Blamed

February 11, 2017 Comments Off on Fire at Samsung SDI Factory; Faulty Batteries Blamed

A minor fire that broke out at a Samsung SDI factory in China on Wednesday was caused by waste products including faulty batteries, the Korean company and local emergency services said. The fire broke out at the Samsung Electronics Co Ltd affiliate’s factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin earlier on Wednesday and has been extinguished, a Samsung spokesman ... Read More »

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall: Small Battery Flaw Blamed

September 17, 2016 Comments Off on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall: Small Battery Flaw Blamed

Samsung Electronics Co. blamed a minor battery manufacturing flaw for prompting a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and is seeking more time to investigate the cause behind its deepest crisis in years. The South Korean company outlined the preliminary findings in a report to the country’s technology standards agency that hasn’t previously been released. Initial conclusions indicate ... Read More »