After news started circulating recently that dozens of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7s were catching fire and exploding from overheated batteries, the South Korean company was already looking at a damaged-goods situation for its brand. Then it was revealed that a 6-year-old boy in Brooklyn, N.Y., had to be rushed to the hospital over the weekend to be treated for burns he experienced when his Galaxy Note 7 exploded in his hands.
That piece of news really pushed Samsung's problems into viral territory.
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