iPhone 6 explodes in owner's hands

Saturday, December 2, 2017
NEW YORK (WPVI) -- It was a scary moment for an iPhone 6 owner who says the phone exploded in his hands while he was at a grocery store in Brooklyn.

The phone's owner says he answered a message when all of a sudden it blew up. He says the screen went black and the phone got hot.
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Smoke came out of the phone for about 20 more minutes.

Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

Apple says they plan to analyze the device.

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