IPhone 5 bricked by mysteriously clogged lightning port

Last month, my 2.5 year-old iPhone 5's lightning port suddenly did not allow a lightning connector to plug in completely.
Of course, this prevents one from charging the phone, so I ran to the Apple Store expecting them to take out whatever was in the port.
The associates at the store said that unfortunately, whatever was in there must have melted from the high temperature that is present in there when the phone is charging, and there was not way to repair it. I ended up spending $300 for a replacement iPhone 5.
Has anyone else had such an experience?
I am extremely hesitant to purchase anything with a lightning connector in the future, since it mysteriously became physically non-functional under regular use.

This is the case... unless I understand what happened... thus this post.
I have many devices with mini-USB connectors... none have ever clogged up.
I have 3 pre-lightning port iPhones... none have ever clogged up.
I have had half a dozen or so iPods...none have ever clogged up.
I have one device with a lightning port. It mysteriously clogged up beyond repair.

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