Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the South Korean tech giant. Han was 63.
A viewer tells 7 On Your Side that her Samsung Galaxy S5 suddenly burst into flames. After putting the fire out, she says she couldn't get a refund.
It was one of the largest recalls for a household appliance in history, with nearly three million Samsung washing machines with a defect so potentially dangerous that the top can literally explode.
Nine people were injured after the top of the affected units completely blew off, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says.
The federal government announced Friday it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation in the United States.
Separately, South Korean safety authorities said they found a new product defect in the Note 7 and urged consumers to stop using them. The officials did not publicly identify the defect.