Describe an interesting story that you heard or read about in the news.
You should say:
- when you heard or read about the story
- what the story was about
- why the story was in the news
and explain why you thought the story was interesting.
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A very recent story has shocked the world, I think, and this is the unwanted event of catching fire to an iPhone 7 plus. In fact, this was a heartbreaking news for the iPhone lovers across the world and this is for the first time that the brand has experienced such an undesired situation.
While reading a newspaper, I came to know about the news. I was reading the newspaper yesterday like the other days and then suddenly a news on the Technology page attracted my attention. Usually, I read the newspaper early hours in the morning before moving to my office, and I came to know about the event then. Since I am tech-lover, I do not miss any updates about technological advancements. As part of gathering the updates, I take a careful look at the page. Accordingly, I came to know about the story that appears interesting to me.
The story was about the demerits of lithium-ion batteries and how it catches fire. The report read that earlier the events of fire happened with the device of Samsung and now it is happening with the devices of tech-giant Apple Inc. It was the very first event with the Apple devices. At present, Apple devices are the symbol of status. Having an iPhone or Apple device increase the social status a lot. But everything has its demerits. The latest iPhone had caught fire and got completely damaged while it was in charge. The girl, who own that phone, immediately recorded video of the event and spread that on Twitter. The video went viral immediately after it was on the social networking platform. Later, the Apple Inc. authority had made contact with her and replaced the damaged phone. The authority also assured her to look into the matter deeply.
I think the story was in the news for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was an accident which can result in more detrimental impacts. The girl has been saved as she was away from the charging phone. If she was near the phone while it caught fire, she could have been injured to some extent. This is a precautionary measure for everyone. People having such smartphones should be careful while charging them. On the other side, this is also a warning for the smartphone manufacturers. Previously, Samsung had to stop one of its smartphone production last year as that had defects with the battery. The similar types of batteries have been included with the latest model of iPhone. Hence, the manufacturer should be careful about the issue lest they also have to be defeated in the competition.
This appeared an interesting news story to me. The video shows how the phone caught fire and making a weird noise. The girl was smart and brave enough to record video of the event. If there were someone else, definitely it would have been hard to handle the situation so smoothly. By the same time, she has ensured another iPhone 7 plus from the Apple Inc. authority and also confirmed their assurance so that the other users do not fall in such troubles. In fact, I was planning to purchase an iPhone 7 plus after a few days. But I changed my mind and planning to get something different. It has become perilous to buy iPhone 7 plus for the risks of catching fire on the phone.
