p2pnet news view | Mobiles:- A 20-year-old man died when the battery in his cell phone exploded while he was in a store in Guangzhou, China, says state news agency Xinhua (Google translation).

A shop employee told Chinese media she heard a loud bang and saw her colleague lying on the floor of the shop in a pool of blood, says Times Online.

“The employee said the victim had recently changed the battery in his mobile phone.”

The make and model of the phone and its battery haven’t yet been determined, says the story, adding:

“Some reports indicated the store was a Lenovo shop, but it was thought that this might be because the shop advertised Lenovo computer products. Police were investigating whether the phone and battery were counterfeit.

“Local reports said that this was the ninth recorded cellphone explosion in China since 2002. In the most high profile recent incident, in June 2007, a 22-year-old welder, Xiao Jinpeng, died from chest wounds when his mobile phone exploded while he was at work at an iron mill in Gansu province.

“A local government inquiry found that the mobile phone battery had exploded due to the heat of the iron mill. Lithium batteries are widely used in mobile phones – but if they are overcharged or exposed to heat, the inflammable liquid inside can explode.”

(Thanks, Marc)

Times Online – Man killed by ‘exploding mobile phone’, February 3, 2009

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