Factory Fire in South Korea Could Affect Samsung Galaxy S5 Production

[dgstorm]

Early yesterday morning a fire swept through a factory plant in Anseong, South Korea which could have ramifications for production of the Samsung Galaxy S5. According to the report, this factory manufactures printed circuit boards which were going to be for the Galaxy S5, Samsung's next flagship smartphone. It took 300 firefighters nearly 6 hours to get the fire under control which began around 7:00am on Sunday.

Luckily, Samsung does partner with other PCB OEMs so it won't delay the launch of the device. It could cause shortages in supply numbers. The damage from the fire is estimated to be around $1 Billion USD. For now, there is no word on the cause of the fire.

Source: SamMobile

 

[Asgard]

I find it a little depressing that in all the places reporting about this, there are no notification of clarification if there was someone injured during the fire, but everyone wants to be sure that their little phone is going to be there on time instead of 5 days later.

 

[94lt1]

I find it a little depressing that in all the places reporting about this, there are no notification of clarification if there was someone injured during the fire, but everyone wants to be sure that their little phone is going to be there on time instead of 5 days later.

You have a point.. But that's the nature of the beast... What can ya say.?

 

[djarmin]

I find it a little depressing that in all the places reporting about this, there are no notification of clarification if there was someone injured during the fire, but everyone wants to be sure that their little phone is going to be there on time instead of 5 days later.

I wish I could like this x1000.

 

[leeshor]

Blame the whole thing on Apple :icon_ lala:

 

[THESHADOW1937]

It's the timescwe live in. Human life is not appreciated as it was in "the days of yore." And that is very unfortunate.

 

[jspradling7]

Blame the whole thing on Apple :icon_ lala:

You mean it's NOT Bush's fault? *gasp*

I have to wonder if this story is relevant.
http://www.voanews.com/content/13-injured-in-riot-at-samsung-factory-in-vietnam/1826786.html

 

[dgstorm]

I find it a little depressing that in all the places reporting about this, there are no notification of clarification if there was someone injured during the fire, but everyone wants to be sure that their little phone is going to be there on time instead of 5 days later.

Agreed. I looked for that information amongst a half a dozen reports on the fire. I also looked to see if they had any clue as to how it was started. I couldn't find any more info regarding those details... it's frustrating, but I posted what info I had.