Samsung user claims Galaxy S25 FE exploded while charging overnight

• A Canadian user claims their Galaxy S25 FE exploded while charging overnight, causing minor burns to the user, traumatizing their son, and resulting in property and smoke damage.
• The phone was charging via a third-party 20W charger while enclosed in a thick leather wallet case that contained coins, which may have trapped heat.
• This is the third fire incident report this year for Samsung Galaxy S series phones. Previous reports were for the Galaxy S25 Plus and Galaxy S24.

Earlier this year, we spotted an incident of a Galaxy S25 Plus exploding while charging. Months later, another user claimed their Galaxy S24 caught fire in their hand during regular use. Now, another Reddit user has come forward to claim that their Galaxy S25 FE has exploded while charging overnight.

According to the user, their Galaxy S25 FE was charging overnight, using the in-box cable and a third-party 20W USB-PD charger (as Samsung doesn’t include a charger in the box). The phone was kept on the mattress where the user and their son were sleeping, but it wasn’t under a pillow.