Recently, a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ caught fire and was rendered completely unusable while plugged into an official Samsung charger.

Three years ago, some Samsung devices exploded or caught fire. However, this usually happened after a user attempted to charge their device with a low quality, third-party charger, or if the user did something nefarious to their device to cause it to overheat or malfunction.

Samsung often recommends users pair their devices with official Samsung accessories that have the proper power voltage and high quality components. However, the owner of this Galaxy S6 Edge+, Reddit user, needs_tree_fiddy, insists the charger he used with his 2015 smartphone was a Samsung branded product.

“I was not using the charger that it came with, but I was using a Samsung charger that I got with my GS3,” he said on Reddit . “The phone was not under my pillow, but it was lying next to me on my bed. I woke up to the sound of it sizzling and nasty fumes erupting from it.”

The owner, and his roommate, Reddit user Turkeylord_2 shared images of the damaged Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. The device was rendered completely non-functional after catching fire. No one was hurt during the incident and the owner is currently in contact with Samsung about getting a replacement device.

How To Charge Your Smartphone Safely And Maintain Battery Power At Night

While many smartphone users may set their devices to charge over night, this is not ideal from a safety perspective. A device plugged into it's charger will continue receiving power, which can overheat and overpower the device, causing such explosions, even if the smartphone is using a high-quality, branded charger. Here are some tips to make sure this doesn’t happen to your device:

• Change your charging routine. Charge your devices during the day. Aim to have your device at 90 to 100 percent power at the end of your work day.

• Keep a charger cord and/or portable charger with you while out and about.

• A device at 50 to 75 percent should easily last through the night.

• Turn your device on airplane mode at night to conserve battery life.

• If you must charge your Samsung smartphone at night, invest in a wireless charger. Samsung’s wireless chargers shut off the charging mechanism once the device is at 100 percent power. Users may find their devices are at less than 100 percent in the morning, but should still be at the high end of battery power.