05-06-2005, 06:00 PM
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Boy Burned After Cell Phone Explodes in Pocket
"A 10-year-old boy in Sherman Oaks, Calif., suffered first-degree burns on his leg and groin area when a cell phone exploded in his pocket, according to a Local 6 News report. Leobarda Villalobos recently purchased a Motorola phone for her son, Yovani. At some point, the phone exploded in Yovani's pants. The family is trying to determine what could have gone wrong since the cell phone has not been recalled, according to the report. Motorola officials are not commenting."
I'm not sure what to think about this. On one hand, I think it's a terrible that this has happened, especially to such a young person. On the other hand, I've never seen or heard of someone having their battery explode (Nokia non-OEM batteries excluded). Think of all the things that you use everyday that have batteries in them like laptops, portable music players, cell phones, cordless phones, watches, PDA's. I've have never had one of these explode. Nor have I known someone who has experienced such an activity. It's my guess that something else contributed to this. Maybe he had a lighter in his pocket too. I feel sorry for this boy, but I highly doubt this was caused by just a cell phone.
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