The Galaxy Note 7 recall has been underway for the best part of the month, and while Samsung appears to have rounded up a large portion of the faulty initial batch, getting each and every device recovered safely is going to be a tricky task indeed. As more SDI-packing Note 7 devices are phased out, the theoretical chance of a disruptive and or harmful incident decreases, but it only takes one. Today at Louisville International Airport, a Galaxy Note 7 exploded as passengers were boarding a flight which forced a prompt evacuation and caused minor damage to the plane.

As travelers were hopping aboard the Southwest Flight 994 to Baltimore on Wednesday, a Galaxy Note 7 overheated and began to emit smoke. Naturally, passengers were swiftly ushered off the plane so the issue could be dealt with. Apparently there were no injuries, although the carpet did suffer a little bit of damage.

This serves as a reminder, as if any was needed, that owners of recalled Note 7s should not sit back and ignore the issue. A small fire from a charging Galaxy Note 7 could rapidly turn into a big one, and, well, you know the rest. With dozens of reported fires and explosions, it's a miracle that nobody appears to have been seriously injured yet.

As we've said before, if you got your Note 7 before the recall, power it down and take it back to wherever you purchased from. We get it -- your Note 7 has been running clean as a whistle since you bought it, you have it set up with all your apps in place and don't want to go through the hassle of dealing with customer services.

But if your Note 7 does happen to explode while on charge, you'll have a lot more inconvenience to contend with -- not to mention damage to property and potential harm to yourself and those around you.