U.S. Safety Agency Urges Galaxy Note 7 Owners to Stop Using Smartphone Consumer Product Safety Commission is working with Samsung to announce an official recall of the device.

By Reuters

This story originally appeared on Reuters

Reuters | Kim Hong-Ji

Owners of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Galaxy Note 7 smartphones should stop using the devices and turn them off because of the threat of a battery fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.

The CPSC said in a statement it was working with Samsung to announce an official recall of the devices as soon as possible. The agency said it is working quickly to determine whether a replacement Galaxy Note 7 is an acceptable remedy for Samsung or their phone carriers to provide to consumers.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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