Apple is investigating a report from an Australian man who claimed his iPhone 7 caught fire and destroyed his car, the company said on Friday. Surfer Mat Jones told Channel 7 News that he had gone into water off a New South Wales beach and left his new iPhone 7, bought last week, wrapped in a pair of trousers in his car on the beach. He said that when he returned from the water he saw smoke billowing out from the car. Eventually the surfer was able to remove what was left of his clothes. 7 News Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) A NSW man says his iPhone 7 burst into flames and filled his car with smoke.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2016 20:26 UTC