An Amazon Echo Dot speaker caught fire in the U. S., raising concerns among its users. Here’s what the company is doing in response.
Reports of mobile phones catching fire and causing serious injuries are pretty common, but it looks like another smart device is joining the controversial topic. Popular smart home speaker, Amazon Echo Dot, caught fire in a home in Ohio, US, but did not cause any serious damage to the home or its members.
Amazon has been building smart home speakers for the longest period, even before Google and Apple joined the race. The Echo speakers are critically-acclaimed gadgets and quite popular as they offer great value at affordable prices. This new incident raises a major concern among users, But Amazon is actively working to contain the situation.
According to Fox8 News, the Echo Dot that caught fire filled the kitchen with smoke and flames. The Sandusky family that owned the device wasn’t home at the time of the incident.
