The last time I heard phone batteries catching fire was the Samsung Note 7
The Samsung one made the news because they’re a reputable manufacturer. But less reputable ones have fires all the time and it doesn’t make the news.
In less than a full year, just New York City alone had 174 fires, 93 injuries and three deaths. All caused by batteries catching fire.
Also… while I support user replaceable batteries it’s definitely going to cause problems. In my (small) city two garbage trucks caught fire just last week - both of them were batteries that had been thrown in the trash, then crushed inside the truck. They were forced to dump a full load of trash in the middle of the road wherever they happened to be driving and it took hours to put out the fire. Everyone ignores the warning sticker telling you to dispose of them properly.
The Samsung one made the news because they’re a reputable manufacturer. But less reputable ones have fires all the time and it doesn’t make the news.
In less than a full year, just New York City alone had 174 fires, 93 injuries and three deaths. All caused by batteries catching fire.
Also… while I support user replaceable batteries it’s definitely going to cause problems. In my (small) city two garbage trucks caught fire just last week - both of them were batteries that had been thrown in the trash, then crushed inside the truck. They were forced to dump a full load of trash in the middle of the road wherever they happened to be driving and it took hours to put out the fire. Everyone ignores the warning sticker telling you to dispose of them properly.