An iPhone catches fire in an Apple Store and leads to its evacuation

With the controversy
about iPhone slowdownswith
worn out batteryand theprogram of
replacementset up by Apple, Apple stores are starting to
see the influx of many users who want to change their battery, and that
does not always go as planned.

Indeed, in aApple Store in Zurichin Switzerland, during
the battery replacement procedure on an iPhone 6s Plus, the
worn out batteryof the onecaught fire
leading to aevacuation of customers and staffof
store.

The employee who was carrying out the battery replacement suffered hand burns
after the battery begins to heat up after removing it from a
iPhone 6s More than one customer.

According to the Zurich police, Apple Store staff reacted very
quickly by throwing quartz sand on the burning battery to limit the
release of toxic smoke and protect the health of employees and customers by
store.

It is likely that the battery was damaged by the owner of the
the device before the replacement procedure or by the employee at the time
the withdrawal thereof, leading to the igniting of the electrolyte used
in Lithium-ion batteries.

Specialists from the Institute of Forensics will study the device and
battery to try to determine what caused the fire to catch fire.
this one.