Chinese welder killed by exploding cellphone battery
by Darren Murph 
posted Jul 5th 2007 at 12:13AM
It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt, and unfortunately, the latest case of exploding battery syndrome led to something far worse than a minor injury. Reportedly, a 22-year old Chinese welder actually perished after a cellphone battery residing in his pocket exploded. The eruption was so violent, in fact, that it "broke a rib and drove the remnants of the pack into his heart," and while rescue crews were able to get him to a hospital, he passed away shortly thereafter. Currently, the manufacturer of the phone and battery are being withheld, but expects in Jinta were dispatched in order to conduct an investigation.[Via Inquirer, image courtesy of ABC]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sky Siegel @ Jul 5th 2007 2:04AM
The site says it was a Moto....
MotoFreak @ Jul 11th 2007 8:53AM
In China, too many fake mobile and battery.
My friend who life in China said "In China has one company work for make fake mobile and really similiar 100% like the original brand; the different only the firmwares. and of course the hardware inside the mobile".
GameboyRMH @ Jul 5th 2007 4:04AM
Um, you realize that link leads to the Inquirer right?
If there's any truth to this story, the blue hot flames he was working with may have had something to do with the explosion. Just about any sealed container can explode when heated.
penk @ Jul 5th 2007 6:47PM
man, that 8260 looks so out of place next to those two winners...