Overview
- A South Korean owner says the phone suddenly swelled, smoked, and burst into flames on May 11 during routine web browsing.
- The user reports the device was not charging, had not been dropped, and had never been opened or repaired.
- Local firefighters responded and noted signs consistent with a lithium‑ion battery ignition.
- Samsung has not issued a public statement, but a local service‑center director contacted the owner and the company is expected to collect the handset for forensic analysis.
- Journalists note millions of S24 units are in use without similar reports, though they cite an unrelated October Galaxy S25 Plus fire claim as context and advise users to stop using any phone that grows hot or swollen and place it on a non‑flammable surface.