What happens when an iPhone bends too much? One man says his bent so much it punctured the battery and caught fire, causing second-degree burns to his leg.

Phillip Lechter posted this photo on his blog. “The phone right after removing from pocket and removing case,” he wrote.Phillip Lechter
Apple’s new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones probably won’t bend just sitting in the pocket of your probably-too-tight skinny jeans (Apple notes that only a handful of people have reported the new iPhones bending in their pockets). One guy, however, says his phone not only bent in his pocket, but caught fire.
An entrepreneur and business coach by the name of Phillip Lechter says his iPhone 6 bent so much in his pocket that it punctured the battery, an event that can result in a fire. Lechter and his family were riding in a rickshaw (or pedicab, as it’s sometimes called) in Tucson, Ariz., when the rickshaw hit a trolley track in the road. Lechter said the impact sent him into the side of the metal rickshaw.
His iPhone 6 was in the front pocket that hit the wall, he said, and was positioned such that it was bent nearly 90 degrees and punctured the battery, even though he had a leather case on his iPhone.
When he looked down, Lechter said he noticed that his leg was on fire. He said a nearby spectator jumped into action and threw a cup of water on his leg to put the fire out. Once the fire was out, Lechter said he was able to successfully get his phone out of his pocket and throw it out of the cab without burning his fingers, though he said he experienced a pretty significant burn on his leg.
“The doctor’s report described a 11.5 cm x 10.5 cm burn area on my right leg and classified the burn as second-degree with first-degree burns surrounding the area,” Lechter wrote on his blog. “According to the Doctor, the burn will require cleanliness, antibiotics and pain management for treatment.”
SOURCE:

http://www.cnet.com/news/guy-says-his-iphone-6-bent-and-caught-on-fire/

i think iphone 6 plus is safer and better than iphone 6

Its official!!!

This iPhone6 is the ultimate avatar: a fire bender from the eng clan!!!

#firegate

Lagusta:
Its official!!!

This iPhone6 is the ultimate avatar: a fire bender from the eng clan!!!

#firegate

Lol

Hahaha

Bad of apple! This one na #firebendgate

dotna:
i think iphone 6 plus is safer and better than iphone 6

Say what? 6 plus is the bend gate master. 6 is just an apprentice.

Maybe it should be sold with Fire extinguisher.

Yomieluv:
Maybe it should be sold with Fire extinguisher.

funny

Yomieluv:
Maybe it should be sold with Fire extinguisher.

funny!!

Yomieluv:
Maybe it should be sold with Fire extinguisher.

true talk ooo mayb if u don dey carry ur iphone6 dey also carry ur fire extinguisher with u..hahaha

and all this iPhone freaks be like "We're using the best brand" #bendgate, #firegate Tecno self no dey bend not to say catching fire

francis247:
Say what? 6 plus is the bend gate master. 6 is just an apprentice.

But it is very common with iPhone 6. I am aiming for 6plus sha. I will put in strong case like. Ottobox. It's perfect for me joor

dotna:


But it is very common with iPhone 6. I am aiming for 6plus sha. I will put in strong case like. Ottobox. It's perfect for me joor

when u buy ur 6plus carry go meet welder make them make better iron case for the phone

lols, iPhone tho I really don't see the hype about this phone it spoils anyhow!

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Lagusta:
Its official!!!

This iPhone6 is the ultimate avatar: a fire bender from the eng clan!!!

#firegate

Apple IPhone don suffer.

New chapter, fire gate.

Iphone6 and plus should be named the bendables.

uhn?

Lol........shai..so after wasting up to 140 thousand naira, na so the fhone take go.... Shaaai...shame

Tweetums:
the power of illuminati

when i first saw the topic
tot is was a joke

but then if he was in a cab
how did a passerby see his burning pocket
what king of passer by walks on the street with a cup of water
remember the guy said he trew the phone out of the cab eventually

Firegate

#firegate

Lolz.. ok na.. #teamsamsunggs5

Cutehector4u:
Lol........shai..so after wasting up to 140 thousand naira, na so the fhone take go.... Shaaai...shame

nt only dat o, after sleeping outside iphone company for 2days.. omg.. dm need sue dis iphone ppl jawe

Iphone 6- ll soon be released,it ll be the 'iextinguisher'

johnstar:
nt only dat o, after sleeping outside iphone company for 2days.. omg.. dm need sue dis iphone ppl jawe

lol no b me tel dem mk dem carry dr leg go buy iphone 6.

kekakuz:
when i first saw the topic
tot is was a joke

but then if he was in a cab
how did a passerby see his burning pocket
what king of passer by walks on the street with a cup of water
remember the guy said he trew the phone out of the cab eventually

go and read the post all over again.