iPhone catches fire in Moscow flat over full memory
A 25-year-old woman in Moscow narrowly avoided injury when her iPhone 15 Pro Max caught fire and deformed due to internal combustion, reportedly linked to a full memory storage, though experts say memory overload alone cannot cause a fire.
Consensus
- The incident occurred in a Moscow apartment.
- The device involved was an iPhone 15 Pro Max.
- The user is a 25-year-old woman.
- The phone began to smoke and deform.
- A small fire broke out in the apartment.
- The woman managed to extinguish the fire herself.
- The phone had been used for two years, with daily photo and video recording.
- The user ignored repeated notifications about full memory.
- The phone was reportedly filled to its 1 terabyte capacity.
- Experts state that full memory alone cannot cause a fire.
Points of divergence
- The fire was caused by internal combustion due to full memory, according to the user’s version. — riamo
- Experts suggest the cause was likely a battery or electronic malfunction, not memory overload. — riamo
- The woman’s hand was nearly blown off, implying severe explosion. — vesti
- The woman believed the 1 terabyte storage would be sufficient indefinitely. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- iPhone caught fire in Moscow apartment due to lack of free memory — РИАМО
- SHOT: iPhone exploded in Moscow due to lack of memory in Moscow resident's phone — Вести