Exploding Cell Phone Caused Fire At Hackettstown Hospital: PD

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — A charging cell phone caught on fire in Hackettstown Medical Center last week, the Hackettstown Police Department said.

The cell phone, a Samsung Galaxy, was plugged into a charging tower around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday when it caught fire and melted to the tower, police said. The fire caused a smoke condition on the third floor of the hospital.

Hospital staff extinguished the fire, and security took the charging station outside. No one was injured.

The Hackettstown police, fire, and rescue squads all responded to the fire, as did the Mount Olive Township Fire Marshal.