Technology | Samsung Samsung Battery Supplier Hit by ... Yes, Fire Facility in China reportedly burned because of waste, which included batteries By Jenn Gidman Posted Feb 9, 2017 11:01 AM CST Copied In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, returned boxes of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are seen at a mobile carrier store in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) Samsung recently offered an explainer on why its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have been exploding (it was reportedly the batteries). Now the company is going to have to get into a cruel coincidence at one of its supplier's factories. Per Bloomberg, Samsung SDI Co., one of two manufacturers that made batteries for the ill-fated devices, said a "minor fire" took place at one of its factories in northern China, though a spokesman added production wasn't halted from the incident. Layering happenstance upon happenstance, a company rep says the Tianjin fire occurred in a waste facility, not on the production lines, and was caused by refuse that included … batteries, per Reuters. But the local fire department says what went ablaze was "lithium batteries inside the production workshops and some half-finished products." There were said to be no casualties from the fire. SDI will provide batteries for the upcoming Galaxy S8 phones, which are replacing the now-recalled Galaxy Note 7 units. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Report an error