Woman claims Fitbit device exploded on her wrist

A spokesperson for Fitbit says the company is investigating a woman's claim that a Fitbit exploded on her wrist.

The Wisconsin woman says she received a second-degree burn on her arm when her Fitbit Flex 2 tracker exploded. She had the device for two weeks before the incident happened last Tuesday.


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The woman says her doctor had to pick pieces of plastic out of the wound.

Fitbit released a statement saying in part,
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"We are not aware of any other complaints of this nature and see no reason for people to stop wearing their Flex 2."