A man was injured when an iPhone battery overheated and the device exploded at an Apple Store here, leading to a temporary evacuation of those present on the premises.
According to a report in www.swissinfo.ch, the incident occurred at the Apple Store on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse on Tuesday, injuring a repairman.
"According to Zurich City police, the device suddenly exploded for an unknown reason as it was being removed by a repair worker on Tuesday, burning his hand slightly. Seven other people received medical attention but were not hospitalised," the report said.
The incident prompted the evacuation of around 50 customers and staff from the shop.
"The staff responded well and correctly. They sprinkled quartz sand over the overheated battery so that the smoke could be contained and sucked out after switching on the ventilation," a police statement said.
The fire servicemen covered the battery with sand, allowing the smoke to be contained and then ventilated.
According to police, forensic specialists from the Zurich Forensic Institute were examining the cause of the problem.
Apple was yet to respond to this.
This incident comes months after a user from Taiwan claimed that her iPhone 8 Plus split open while charging and the screen of the device bulged out five days after the user purchased it.
Some reports from Taiwan and China also claim that phones came with the screen panel bulging out from the device, apparently because the battery expanded while charging.In some cases, the phone owner was able to completely remove the front of the phone after it had started to bulge out.
There were also reports from Japan where one owner claimed his phone arrived in a state with the screen visibly detached from the body.
Apple had said back then that it was investigating reports of iPhone 8 Plus splitting open.
With IANS inputs