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In ultimate irony, Samsung’s battery factory explodes into flames.

Early in February, when consumers had not quite forgotten about the exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, a “minor fire” broke out a battery supply factory in China. While it hasn’t yet been confirmed that the cause of the fire — faulty batteries, funnily enough — had any connection to the Note 7 problems, it’s safe to say that this is just yet another kick to Samsung’s groin of late. The company’s reputation has taken a hit, according to the latest Harris Poll, dropping from 7th position to 49th in global company reputation ratings. What a bomb.