Fire breaks out at factory belonging to the maker of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 battery

  Samsung SDI Co. the company that built the faulty batteries for the Galaxy Note7, said one of its plants in China caught fire.

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 The company described the fire incidence as "minor" which the they said was quickly put out. A spokesman told Bloomberg that the fire didn't affect production as it occurred at a waste depository, not a production facility.

 So far the cause of the fire out break is still unknown though there are suggestions that the fire started as a result of discarded batteries at the plant. Pictures flooding China's Weibo social media showed huge plumes of smoke rising from the plant.

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 Last year, Samsung had a disastrous outing with the Galaxy Note7 due to faulty batteries that kept over heating and exploding. In a bid to save its face, Samsung recalled the Note7 devices and had their batteries replaced but still the they kept exploding. Finally, Samsung had to announce a massive recall of all the note7 devices sold. A refund were made to the customers or an option to pick the S7 with a gift from Samsung.

 Samsung inc rued losses in Billions of US Dollars from the failed production of the Note7 which then gave iPhone a slight edge over Samsung as the most sold phone in 2016.