SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20251230-218ED-2147325046. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: TCL 50 XE 5G (TCL 50 XE 5G prepaid Android smartphone with integrated lithium-ion rechargeable battery, purchased new from Target for use on Total by Verizon prepaid service. Approximately 6.7-inch touchscreen display, USB-C charging port, rear dual-camera system, and non-removable internal battery electric Blue.). Incident: Product: TCL 50 series prepaid smartphone Incident Type: Fire / Thermal Runaway / Smoke Exposure Date of Incident: [enter date] Description: A TCL 50 prepaid smartphone that was less than three months old experienced a catastrophic lithium-ion battery failure. The phone became slightly bent and cracked but was not split open, crushed, or punctured. Immediately afterward, the internal battery entered thermal runaway and shot visible flames, burning through the device and igniting the surrounding carpet. The battery flare caused the entire house to fill with thick smoke. Multiple household members were exposed to the smoke. The device is heavily charred and shows ruptured lithium battery pouch material consistent with battery vent-flaring. This was a sudden and violent fire event that created a serious safety hazard inside a residence. Injury / Exposure: Smoke inhalation exposure l