Apple is investigating the iPhone 7 a surfer says caught on fire

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An Australian says an iPhone 7 that he bought a week ago ruined his car after it caught on fire while he was surfing.

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Apple is aware of the incident and is currently investigating, a spokesperson tells Business Insider.

Apparently, the surfer left the phone in his car in his pants pocket while he went out to catch some waves.

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When he came back, his car was filled with smoke and its interior had suffered some major damage.

He blames his new iPhone, which he told Australia's 7 News that he never previously dropped.

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The news comes shortly after Samsung said that it was discontinuing its Galaxy Note 7 phone because it had a tendency to burst into flames. That recall will cost Samsung billions of dollars, and President Barack Obama even made a joke about the device.

That's not to say that an iPhone 7 recall is likely or on the table at this point.

All phones with lithium ion batteries have a chance to go up in flames, because of the chemical composition of the battery. And if the car was hot - it is almost summer in Australia - that could've contributed to the issue, too.

Apple said earlier this year that it has sold 1 billion iPhones, so there are a lot of them out in the wild.

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