Mum's Phone Bursts Into Flames As s She Slept Next To Her Toddler

Lucy Pinder, 28, was sleeping next to her three-year-old son Joseph with her phone charging on the floor, when the Samsung device suddenly started smoking and burst

into flames .

The waitress, whose electrician husband Michael was sleeping downstairs, was sharing her bed with toddler Joseph when the phone woke her up with a giant bang.

Lucy said: "I woke up to a massive bang and the room was filled with thick smoke.
"Joseph was screaming and the smell of burning was unreal."

Lucy's husband Michael came running into the room after hearing the commotion, to find the phone had charred the carpet and bed.