April 24, 2024
Samsung
Belated reinvestigation begins on first replaced Note 7 explosion
[THE INVESTOR] The state-run Korea Testing Laboratory has launched a reinvestigation into the first reported explosion case of a replaced Galaxy Note 7, according to local news reports on Nov. 17.
The Korea Testing Laboratory will reportedly announce the final result after closely looking into the exploded devices, including the replacement.
The reinvestigation came after local news report revealed that KTL had not collected the exploded devices. Its chief had vowed to relook into them within October, however, the devices were left at Samsung Electronics.
On Oct. 1, a local consumer surnamed Lee was the first person here to say his replacement Note 7 had caught fire. He had posted several photos online. After the controversy arose, Samsung took the phone in question from Lee and requested an investigation by the private certification company SGS and KTL the following day.
Both organizations released results the next day, saying “Upon investigation, the explosion likely came from external impact.”
However, as more reports on explosions followed in other nations including the US and Taiwan, Samsung discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 on Oct. 11. Two days later, KTL’s chief Lee Won-bok vowed to reinvestigate the issue within the month, during a parliamentary inspection.
By Shin Ji-hye/The Korea Herald (shinjh@heraldcorp.com)
The Korea Testing Laboratory will reportedly announce the final result after closely looking into the exploded devices, including the replacement.
The reinvestigation came after local news report revealed that KTL had not collected the exploded devices. Its chief had vowed to relook into them within October, however, the devices were left at Samsung Electronics.
On Oct. 1, a local consumer surnamed Lee was the first person here to say his replacement Note 7 had caught fire. He had posted several photos online. After the controversy arose, Samsung took the phone in question from Lee and requested an investigation by the private certification company SGS and KTL the following day.
Both organizations released results the next day, saying “Upon investigation, the explosion likely came from external impact.”
However, as more reports on explosions followed in other nations including the US and Taiwan, Samsung discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 on Oct. 11. Two days later, KTL’s chief Lee Won-bok vowed to reinvestigate the issue within the month, during a parliamentary inspection.
By Shin Ji-hye/The Korea Herald (shinjh@heraldcorp.com)
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