Phillip Lechter's iPhone 6 was burned and bent when he took it out of his pants pocket. Fox 10

A Phoenix man is claiming his iPhone 6 burned a hole through his pants, causing second-degree burns, according to a FOX 10 report.

Phillip Lechter says he was on a rickshaw with his family when his iPhone hit a bar inside the cart, causing it to bend.

When Lechter got out of the rickshaw, he felt a burning sensation on his leg.

His iPhone was on fire.

Lechter says he thinks the burning was caused by the iPhone's lithium-ion battery, which bent when the phone hit the rickshaw.

Stories of exploding and burning smartphones crop up from time to time. Most, if not all of them, are totally bogus. For example, here's a story about a girl who claimed her Samsung Galaxy S4 exploded underneath her pillow. So take these kinds of stories with a grain of salt. As long as you're using approved chargers and accessories for your phone, you won't have to worry about anything like this happening to you.