According to the South China Morning Post, two Hong Kong Apple retail employees were sent for medical treatment on Friday for an iPhone battery explosion, the third iPhone explosion that has been publicly reported so far.
The South China Morning Post said the explosion occurred in an Apple store in Hong Kong's international financial center, and one police spokesman said two employees were repairing the iPhone at that time, but all of a sudden smoke was coming out, and both of them said they inhaled smoke Discomfort.
Before the firefighters arrived, the clerk extinguished the smoke source, but the scene was not evacuated.
An Apple spokesman said: 'This is a minor incident and the store soon returns to normal operation with no customers affected.' The spokesman added that Apple is still investigating details of the accident, including whether the replacement handset battery belongs to its global Battery replacement part of the project.
In January of this year, two apple stores in Spain and Switzerland also had an iPhone cell phone explosion. The scene also smoked and people were sent to the hospital for treatment.
One of the first things people think about is battery failure, which is why the Samsung Galaxy Note7 was hit in 2016. Coincidentally, Andrew Phan, the reader of tech site Phone Arena, happens to be a DIY fan, In one of the iPhone 6 for the battery process, he also almost led to the battery explosion.
Although Apple did not disclose specific data, it is conceivable that Apple's retail store to replace the iPhone battery speed reached a record level, mainly due to the "speed gate."
Andrew Pan said the battery was secured by a tape that bent and shorted as he tried to remove the battery from the tape at the bottom, causing Mars and smoke to pop out of the battery. Andrew Pan quickly removed the phone Batteries, soak it in the water, to avoid the explosion.
Since Apple has not given a reason for an explosion in a retail store, Andrew Pan may provide the most reasonable explanation, and he himself thinks the probability is as high as 99.99%.
