NEW YORK CITY — The MTA requested on Tuesday that all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners turn off their phones before they board a bus or enter a subway station.
No reported cases of #GalaxyNote7 igniting on MTA property, but customers and employees should avoid using them.
— MTA (@MTA) September 13, 2016
MTA customers should turn off #Samsung Galaxy Note 7 before entering station or boarding bus due to concerns device's battery can ignite.
— MTA (@MTA) September 13, 2016
MTA customers are urged not to use or charge their #Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile device on trains and buses.
— MTA (@MTA) September 13, 2016
The MTA’s request comes two weeks after Samsung told owners to immediately shut down and return the Galaxy Note 7 because the batteries have a dangerous flaw that causes them to ignite.
The MTA stated on Twitter that no Galaxy Note 7 phones have exploded on agency premises, but at least one phone has already caught fire in New York City.
A 6-year-old boy from Brooklyn was hospitalized after a Samsung ignited in his hands, the New York Post reported Sunday. However, the phone was a different model — the Galaxy Core Prime.
New Yorkers responded to the MTA’s request with scorn.
@MTA Man be concerned about getting trains to stations ON TIME instead worrying about #SamsungGalaxyNote7. Samsung ain't causin trains delay
— PharoshuzLy_Redy (@PharoshuzLyRedy) September 14, 2016
@MTA Because if there's one thing #MTA customers are known for, it's sacrificing personal luxuries for the safety of others. #ThisWillWork
— Endless Shrimp (@9EndlessShrimp6) September 14, 2016
