Exploding phones are a major concern among Samsung users but a Florida mother said she experienced a similar situation with an HTC phone.
Briana Miranda told WJAX her HTC smartphone exploded in her hands.
She said the scary part wasn't the phone bursting into flames but the fact that her baby was playing with it just moments before it happened.
She said the phone burned a hole in her carpet.
HTC said they are investigating.
Meanwhile, one million of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7's are being recalled due to exploding dangers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission told customers on Thursday to immediately stop using the phone and turn it off.
Charles Skinner first saw the news on WJAX and he said he's taking no chances.
"It's a battery issue, either production, manufacturing process or defect," said Chris Hammond, who works on electronics for a living at an electronic store called You break it, I fix it.
"We can fix pretty much everything here ... except fire damage," he said. "Batteries are volatile, if they short out or overheat, they can become dangerous."
A man from St. Petersburg left his Note 7 in his SUV to charge, and it caught fire, destroying the phone and car.
Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S., including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage from fires.
"It's not worth the risk," Hammond said.
AT&T, Verizon and Best Buy say Samsung customers can get a new phone and they will be reimbursed.
"Of course you don't want it in your hand and then it explodes," Skinner said.
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