Man Dies from Cell Phone Explosion
November 29th, 2007 by Heywood
According to the AP, a South Korean man in Seoul was killed Wednesday by his cell phone, when the phone’s battery exploded in his shirt pocket. LG, the maker of the phone, claimed this was virtually impossible, but in light of other accidents, one has to wonder.
(via Liz; via CNN)
November 29th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Now now, keep up with the news:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/exploding-phone-battery-not-blamed-for-koreans-death/
Looks like LG was right…
November 30th, 2007 at 2:49 am
LG: “Life WAS Good”
November 30th, 2007 at 11:35 am
OK, OK- perhaps it wasn’t LG’s fault, but how can you not be interested in cell phone explosions? Here’s another one, this time involving a Nokia:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/30/nz_mans_nokia_explodes/