Timeline of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire crisis

Timeline of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire crisis

As Samsung scrambles to contain the crisis and its share price tumbles, Sky News looks at how the embarrassing episode unfolded.

Just weeks after Samsung launched its Galaxy Note 7, the smartphone has been deemed a fire hazard across the world.

Here are the major developments related to the device since it was unveiled in New York in early August.

:: 19 August - The device goes on sale in 10 countries including the US and South Korea.

:: 24 August - A report of a Note 7 explosion emerges in South Korea.

:: 31 August - Samsung delays shipments of Note 7s to South Korean carriers.

:: 1 September - Samsung starts Galaxy Note 7 sales in China.

:: 2 September - Samsung announces a worldwide recall of 2.5 million Note 7 phones, citing faulty batteries.

:: 8 September - The US Federal Aviation Administration advises passengers to not turn on or charge the devices on flights or stow them in checked baggage.

:: 9 September - The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges Galaxy Note 7 users to stop using their phone.

:: 15 September - The CPSC formally announces a recall of about one million Note 7 phones.

:: 16 September - A Florida man sues Samsung for burns from a Note 7 explosion.

:: Also in September - Samsung announces it will resume sales of the device in South Korea. Samsung says a Note 7 phone a user in China claims caught on fire was caused by external heating. The company starts a Note 7 exchange programme in South Korea.

:: 21 September - US telecoms firms Verizon Communications and Sprint Corp begin taking orders for new Note 7s.

:: 22 September - South Korea orders extra battery safety measures for Note 7s.

:: 23 September - A report of replacement device catching fire emerges in Richmond, Virginia.

:: 25 September - Samsung delays a resumption in Note 7 sales in South Korea by three days.

:: 29 September - Samsung announces more than one million people across the world are now using Note 7s with  a safe battery.

:: 1 October - Samsung resumes selling new Note 7s in South Korea.

:: 5 October - A Southwest Airlines plane in the United States is evacuated after a replacement Note 7 ignites on board.

:: 9 October - AT&T and T-Mobile halt issuing new Note 7 smartphones due to safety concerns.

:: 10 October - Samsung adjusts Note 7 shipments for inspections, quality control due to more phones catching fire.

:: 11 October - Samsung asks customers who own an original or a replaced Galaxy Note 7 phone to stop using and switch off their device immediately over safety concerns. It also halts production and sales and exchanges of the device globally as it investigates reports of fires in new devices. The firm's share price tumbles.