Another OnePlus Nord 2 has exploded in India. This time the incident affected an Indian lawyer who claimed that his new premium mid range handset caught fire and exploded while it was resting idle.
The news arrives from MySmartPrice who found that a Twitter user named Gaurav Gulati claimed that his Nord 2 unit had recently caught fire and exploded. Notably, this marks the second time this particular model has seen an accident in the region. Back in August, the Chinese smartphone brand had responded to another incident regarding a Nord 2 unit exploding, but ruled out the cause as external factors rather than a manufacturing defect.
But now, an Indian lawyer claims that the device was simply in his black robe when he suddenly realized he felt something hot in his pocket. After this, Gulati stated that he threw away his robe and saw smoke coming out of the device, which later caught fire and even exploded inside a court chamber. He further claimed that the device was not on charge and that around 90 per cent of the battery was left as the smartphone was not in use before the incident.
At the moment, OnePlus has reached out to Gulati and have asked for him to submit his device. Although, it seems that he is taking the legal route and has submitted his Nord 2 to the police and has filed an official complaint against the company’s India branch. Furthermore, the lawyer has even complained to the consumer court, bringing an injunction to block the sales of the phone in India. Gaurav is making this move as he found that the company was “quite insensitive to injuries and trauma I have suffered.”
In a statement, OnePlus said “Last evening, an individual notified us about an alleged blast case for the OnePlus Nord 2 on Twitter, and our team immediately reached out to this individual to verify the legitimacy of the claim. We take every claim such as this very seriously out of concern for user safety. However, despite multiple attempts to analyse the device, including a visit to the premises earlier today to examine it in the individual’s presence, he has so far denied us the opportunity to perform a proper diagnosis. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for us to verify the legitimacy of this claim or address this individual’s demands for compensation.”
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