US formally recalls Samsung Galaxy Note 7

September 16, 2016 03:05

Federal consumer safety regulators on Thursday formally recalled 1 million Galaxy Samsung Note 7 smartphones after dozens of users reported the device caught fire while charging.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission told customers to "immediately stop using and power down" the device.

Samsung said on September 2 that it would stop selling Galaxy Note 7s.

The company has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the US, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage from fires fires, the CPSC said Thursday.

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