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Another iPhone catches fire, this time in Brazil

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Another iPhone catches fire, this time in Brazil
While Apple products are generally known for their great build quality, every once in a while, a faulty product that somehow makes it past the company's rigorous quality tests makes headlines. Of course, an isolated case of an accident caused by a misbehaving piece of electronics is by no means a cause for alarm, yet unfortunately, we may be witnessing a pattern forming before our eyes.

The iPhone that self-combusted on board a Sydney-bound airplane was not the only unit to be struck by that unfortunate fate. Reportedly, an iPhone caught fire spontaneously in Brazil while it was charging overnight. The owner of the smartphone, known by the name of Ayla Paulo Mota, says that the accident occurred at dawn on November 22 and that the handset was located dangerously close to her face. 

Fortunately, Ayla has not been harmed in any way, but her iPhone is way beyond repair, as it becomes apparent from the photos. And judging by the molten protective case, it is pretty certain that the accident could have lead to much worse consequences if she wasn't there to unplug the smartphone from the outlet. What exactly caused the phone to catch fire remains unclear.

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Another iPhone catches fire, this time in Brazil
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1. readingthissh1t posted on 01 Dec 2011, 02:58 5

damn! thats crazy, if my phone ever exploded, i will chuck it at the wall.

2. KingKurogiii posted on 01 Dec 2011, 03:02 13 3

they\'re suicide bombers now i tell you! they know that there\'s 99 unactivated iPhones for them in the next life!

3. CX3NT3_713 posted on 01 Dec 2011, 03:05 13 2

LOL the iFlame .. LOL failed

4. Bluedroid posted on 01 Dec 2011, 03:09 8 1

Magical indeed...

8. SleepingOz posted on 01 Dec 2011, 05:43 3

indeed!!

5. Evil_SaNz posted on 01 Dec 2011, 03:15 12

The 4S will be sent back in the past with a time machine...human kind discovers fire. Now all matches.

6. vantenkiest posted on 01 Dec 2011, 03:26 4

lol hot damn..

7. bbblader posted on 01 Dec 2011, 03:47 11

''While Apple products are generally known for their great build quality, '' i cant stop lmao-ing :D she should get a nokia or android phone next time

9. SleepingOz posted on 01 Dec 2011, 05:50 5

iPh-Lame FTW!!!

10. ivanko34 posted on 01 Dec 2011, 06:26 22

Its not a problem
Its a feature
Patented

13. Azure01 posted on 01 Dec 2011, 07:50 3

LMAO horrible.

14. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 01 Dec 2011, 08:29 9

yeah right and if your android does the same apple will sue you lol

11. InspectorGadget80 posted on 01 Dec 2011, 06:41 4

Burn baby burn!! iBurn!

15. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 01 Dec 2011, 08:31 7

again you are charging it wrong !!!

16. Fallin posted on 01 Dec 2011, 08:43 9

Is there an app for that?

17. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 01 Dec 2011, 09:02 7

yeah you can buy it from app store for $9.99

18. cybervlad81 posted on 01 Dec 2011, 09:26

Well Google, doesn't have to worry about this being they don't actually make any devices. Other manufactures have had similar issues, usually a faulty battery, though it does seem that apple is getting a lot more incidents than the rare fluke. Guess only time will tell.

19. sudhar131998 posted on 01 Dec 2011, 09:48 2

hearing of mobile phone bombs terrorists will start buying iphone 4 and 4S for remote activated command bomb.
Like apple said ipod touch was being sold as a portable gaming gadget but now iphones will be bought by terrorists in abudant to kill people and apple will report that shamelessly in their next event i.e the event of the ultimate mobile bomb the iphone 5 bombers edition for 100$ and regular one for 300$

20. Q8cavalry posted on 01 Dec 2011, 10:29 4

Iphone is Iterrorist Now

21. networkdood posted on 01 Dec 2011, 11:11 4

or, an iJIHAD may occur.

22. theBankRobber posted on 01 Dec 2011, 11:13 4

Im loving these weekly issues with the iphones, not because i hate them, i think they are good products, but so this can show those sheep who think oh high and mighty of Apple, that Apple products are faulty as other products.

23. EclipseGSX posted on 01 Dec 2011, 12:30

guess it didnt like that ugly ass case

24. Rayzin posted on 01 Dec 2011, 13:05 1

What an ugly case.....

25. rhurk posted on 01 Dec 2011, 15:03

\"And boom goes the iPhone\"

26. madmikepr posted on 01 Dec 2011, 21:47 2

i think this is the new way to cancel you contract if you dont pay it well lol xD!!!!!

27. androidsbiggestfan posted on 01 Dec 2011, 23:18 2

Stop playing with the lighter app on your iFail!

28. kach22 posted on 03 Dec 2011, 08:17

Hey, you are all mistaken. It's not the iPhone that caught fire. It is the protective cover that self combusted. This cover came from Korea and apple cannot take responsibility for korean products. You just need to use, "ibumper"and that cost a mere 40$. It will certainly keep your phone safe from fire for the next six months until an upgraded version of the bumper is released.

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