Talk about going from bad to worse. While Apple was probably thinking BendGate was behind them, they’re now faced dealing with ‘FireGate.’ Phillip Lechter is claiming his iPhone 6 caught fire while in his pocket after being bent in a car accident.

Lechter claims that after his phone got bent (potentially resulting in the battery being punctured), he felt a burning sensation on his leg. After looking around to see if anything in the vicinity was on fire, Lechter quickly realized his phone was the culprit.

After removing the iPhone 6 from his pocket, another man was burnt after attempting to pick up the iPhone.

The short video below is proof (somewhat) of the incident in question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvhlET39RnM

Apple may (or may not) have a bit of an issue on its hands. What do you think, real or fake?