Here’s why Samsung Note 7 phones are catching fire

You plug your smartphone into the bedside charger and place it on your nightstand with care.

You wake to find your nightstand in flames, smoke billowing everywhere. Or maybe your Jeep. Your hotel room. Your entire home. How could this have happened? Simple: your phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 — and it’s one of several dozen (so far) that have spontaneously burst into flames.