Samsung suspends production of faulty Galaxy Note 7

Samsung Electronis has suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a source said, after reports of fires in replacement devices added to the tech giant’s worst ever recall crisis.

Top US and Australian carriers also suspended sales or exchanges of Note 7s, while major airlines reiterated bans on passengers using the phones, after smoke from a replacement device forced the evacuation of a passenger plane in the US last week.

Fires in phones that were meant to replace devices that had been recalled because of their propensity to explode would be a disaster for the world’s largest smartphone maker, suggesting it had failed to fix a problem that has already hurt its brand and threatens to derail a recovery in its mobile business.