Chennai: Samsung Note 2 smartphone catches fire in an Indigo flight

New Delhi: After a Samsung Note 2 smartphone reportedly caught fire in an aircraft landing at Chennai airport, aviation regulator DGCA has ordered a probe into the matter. “While landing at the Chennai airport at 7.45 a.m., cabin crew detected smoke in a Samsung Note 2 handset kept in the overhead baggage space,” said a DGCA spokesperson. The incident took place in an Indigo flight from Singapore to the Tamil Nadu capital. Taking a serious note of the incident, DGCA has banned the use of the Samsung Note 2 device and summoned company officials. Two weeks ago, DGCA had advised fliers not to turn on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smarpthones on board a flight, following several incidents of the mobile’s battery exploding. The decision to prohibit use or carriage of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phone on board an aircraft was for the safety of aircraft operations and its occupants, the DGCA said. Samsung had last week recalled its Galaxy Note 7 devices after finding some of their batteries exploding or catching fire. Samsung's Note 7s are being pulled from shelves in 10 countries, including South Korea and the US, just two weeks after it was launched. Samsung said it has confirmed 35 instances of Note 7s catching fire or exploding. (With PTI inputs)