Fatal cell phone battery explosion
p2pnet news | mobiles:- An exploding Motorola cell phone battery killed a welder at Yingpan Iron Ore Dressing Plant in Gansu’s Jinta county in China, says Xinhua, quoted by The Register.
“Xiao Jinpeng died on 19 June after ‘a Motorola cell phone in [his] chest pocket suddenly exploded’ and emergency treatment at a local hospital failed,” says the story going on, “The victim suffered broken ribs, fragments of which pierced his heart.”
Other workmen suggested the blast was caused by the phone being exposed to high temperatures, although a Beijing spokesman for Motorola said it was “highly unlikely” that the company’s product was to blame and “questioned whether the man was using a fake Motorola cell phone or battery,” story adds.
Also See:
The Register – Exploding mobile battery kills Chinese welder, July 4, 2007
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July 6th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Looks like America eats everything, including counterfeits and crap from China. Europeans are way more selective.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
How is this related to America? This is was a Chinese worker in China.
July 24th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
THe unfortunate Chinese man was killed by a fragment of his rib being forced into his heart. Non-trivial, but somewhat freakish. He was also carryng his phone in a very hot environment, which is never good for any electrical storage battery.