Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home

A woman in North Lanarkshire has been awarded £150,000 after her LG K8 smartphone caused a fire in her home. The fire broke out while Denise Parks and her husband were in bed, with the phone left charging on a couch. The judge at Edinburgh Sheriff Court ruled that the LG phone, provided by Ms Parks' employer, was defective and the cause of the fire.