11-year old girl’s iPhone 6 explodes; sparks in her hand

Owning an iPhone is a big deal. Rarely does it have any issues and these smartphones can be used for years before needing to be upgraded. In what may be a life-altering moment for a young 11-year old girl from California, her iPhone 6 suddenly caught fire in her hand before exploding.

Kayla Ramos, the 11-year old from California states that her iPhone 6 suddenly caught fire. Ramos claims that she was holding her smartphone in her hand when she saw sparks and tossed it across the room.

As reported by 23ABC, Ramos states that her iPhone 6 ruined her blanket by burning holes in it after she threw it. She claims she generally just uses her iPhone to watch videos on YouTube.

As per the report, “I was sitting down, and I had my phone in my hand and then I saw sparks flying everywhere and I just threw it on a blanket,” said Ramos. “I was right here on the bed and the phone managed to burn through this blanket and make these holes,” said Ramos. Ramos says she used her iPhone 6 to watch YouTube videos and occasionally lets her younger siblings play games with it.”

Ramos’ mother Maria Adata reached out to Apple and was told to ship the handset to a service centre. Apple reportedly will also be providing the family with a new iPhone and they will be investigating the reason for this explosion.

Apple maintains that there are several factors which cause their handsets to explode; although it has to be said that this is never a common occurrence but more of a one-off. They cite reasons for the iPhone exploding include unauthorized charging cables, along with aftermarket repairs. Ramos’ family claims that both these situations weren’t the case for the explosion.

As per a report by 9to5Mac, “This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen an iPhone catch fire. In some cases, the fire his caused by overheating because it was placed under a pillow. Two years ago, a viral video on Twitter claimed to show an iPhone 7 Plus catching fire. In December, an Ohio man said that his iPhone XS Max caught fire and exploded in his pocket.”