{"id":256581,"date":"2026-01-25T07:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/256581\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T07:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:24:17","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s25-explodes-while-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/256581\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy S25+ explodes while charging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In November 2025, an individual from Indiana, USA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/samsung\/comments\/1p1f4p8\/s25_exploded_and_burned_carpet_releasing_toxic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that their partner&#8217;s (wife&#8217;s) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/samsung\/galaxy-s25-plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy S25+<\/a>, which they bought two months ago, exploded while getting charged through Samsung\u2019s official charger and cable. The incident took place in the middle of the night while they were sleeping, and it burned a small area on their carpet.\n<\/p>\n<p>The individual and their partner allegedly inhaled fumes from the explosion, which caused them a few short-term health issues. They then reached out to Samsung regarding the incident, seeking damages.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>To that extent, the individual provided the tech giant with the local fire department&#8217;s report on the incident, which stated that it was a \u201cthermal runaway event\u201d caused by fire, medical records showing smoke inhalation and respiratory symptoms, and receipts showing proof of purchase for the phone, official charger, and supplies for cleaning\/restoring their house.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nUser is unhappy with Samsung&#8217;s settlement offer\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the user, Samsung <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/samsung\/comments\/1qjbqpc\/2_month_old_s25_exploded_update\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">agreed<\/a> to reimburse the couple for the Galaxy S25+, direct medical bills, and expenses for cleaning\/restoring their house.\n<\/p>\n<p>In addition to that, Samsung\u2019s Fire and Marine Insurance team is offering $500 each to the owner of the device, their partner, and their child for the \u201cPain and Suffering\u201d the incident has caused them.\n<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Samsung-Galaxy-S25-Plus-Explodes-While-Charging-In-The-USA-1920x2560.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" alt=\"samsung galaxy s25 plus explodes while charging in the usa\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to the user,\u00a0they and their partner feel that the resolution that Samsung is offering is \u201can extreme lowball.\u201d They say \u201cEveryone in the home inhaled toxic lithium-ion fumes. We feel this doesn&#8217;t account for the long-term health monitoring or the trauma of waking up to a chemical fire. Ever since the incident, my partner has literally been traumatized and genuinely feels afraid to charge her phone.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Unhappy with Samsung&#8217;s settlement offer\/resolution, the individual is asking people on Reddit their opinion on a realistic monetary figure that compensates for the pain and suffering, as well as if anyone has been able to successfully negotiate with Samsung&#8217;s Fire and Marine Insurance.\n<\/p>\n<p>People on the platform are suggesting that the individual reach out to a lawyer, who may help them seek maximum damages.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"google-preferred-news-source-cta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/add-sammobile-as-a-preferred-source-on-google-to-always-get-the-latest-news\/\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"google-preferred-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Google Preferred News Source\" style=\"max-width: 50%; height: auto;\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In November 2025, an individual from Indiana, USA, reported that their partner&#8217;s (wife&#8217;s) Galaxy S25+, which they bought&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109025,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[38965,80216,13893,85,46,321,125,2586],"class_list":{"0":"post-256581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-galaxy-s25","9":"tag-galaxy-s25-plus","10":"tag-galaxy-s25-ultra","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-mobile","14":"tag-technology","15":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}