<p>A Samsung phone user in France says her Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire and exploded. The model is different from the Galaxy Note 7 that has been recalled worldwide.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Lamya Bouyirdane told The Associated Press today that she noticed the phone was very hot after she asked her four-year-old son to pass it over during a family gathering at her home. She said she threw the phone away when she realized it had "swollen up" and smoke was coming out.<br /><br />"I panicked when I saw the smoke and I had the reflex to throw it away," said Bouyirdane, a mother of three in the southwestern French city of Pau.<br /><br />The phone then caught fire and the back blew off. Her partner quickly extinguished it.<br />Bouyirdane said she bought the phone new last June on a website offering discounts. She said she will sue Samsung.<br /><br />The South Korean company recently recalled millions of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones globally because of a problem that caused the batteries to overheat and catch fire.<br /><br />Samsung did not immediately respond to an email from the AP seeking comments following the latest incident.</p>
<p>A Samsung phone user in France says her Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire and exploded. The model is different from the Galaxy Note 7 that has been recalled worldwide.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Lamya Bouyirdane told The Associated Press today that she noticed the phone was very hot after she asked her four-year-old son to pass it over during a family gathering at her home. She said she threw the phone away when she realized it had "swollen up" and smoke was coming out.<br /><br />"I panicked when I saw the smoke and I had the reflex to throw it away," said Bouyirdane, a mother of three in the southwestern French city of Pau.<br /><br />The phone then caught fire and the back blew off. Her partner quickly extinguished it.<br />Bouyirdane said she bought the phone new last June on a website offering discounts. She said she will sue Samsung.<br /><br />The South Korean company recently recalled millions of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones globally because of a problem that caused the batteries to overheat and catch fire.<br /><br />Samsung did not immediately respond to an email from the AP seeking comments following the latest incident.</p>