VIDEO: Remember exploding Galaxy Note 7? Samsung now wants to help you put out a fire using this flower vase

Samsung may be more famous for creating a fire and t for helping people put it out (Remember exploding Galaxy te 7 disaster, anyone?) However, Samsung w wants to help people put out a fire, courtesy of its smashing fire extinguisher called ‘Firevase’. As its name suggests, Firevase is a throwable flower vase that can douse a small fire within seconds. And design-wise, it looks just like any or tritional flower vase.

Firevase is a translucent red tube me out of syntic plastic polymer while center compartment can accommodate flowers or any or plants. According to Samsung, biggest differentiator between its Firevase and or decorative containers is its ability to save lives. It contains mixture of potassium carbonate that can suppress fire upon impact, thus putting out flames by smashing Firevase right into a fire.

According to a report, Samsung originally produced up to 1 lakh Firevases as part of a publicity campaign to encour use of home fire extinguishers in South Korea. In spite of fact that a home fire extinguisher has been mandatory since 2017, t more 60 per cent of households in South Korea currently own a fire extinguisher.

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“In South Korea, over 10,000 residential fires occur every year. Despite a new law that required all homes in South Korea to have a fire extinguisher by 2017, Seoul-based insurance company's research showed that 58 per cent of homes still didn’t have one. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance said that 81 per cent of respondents confirmed that y were w more aware of importance of having a fire extinguisher at home,” said Deezen report.

campaign saw a significant rise (8 per cent) in number of homes equipped with a fire extinguisher. Samsung is w producing 200,000 more of Firevases.

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In 2016, Samsung recalled its Galaxy te 7 units after several of its battery burst into flames. incident cost Samsung $5.3 billion (£4.2 billion) in lost profit and left harm to company’s reputation.

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