Authorities in South Korea are investigating the death of a man amid reports he may have been killed by an exploding mobile phone battery. He was found at his workplace with a melted battery in his shirt pocket and punctured lungs and heart…
The 33-year-old South Korean was found in a quarry where he worked in Cheongwon County in North Chungcheong Province, 135km (85 miles) south of Seoul, police said…
A co-worker said the victim was bleeding from the nose and his shirt had soot in the shape of a phone…
Update: Korean CSI comes through!
Turns out he was accidentally killed by the guy who said he found the body. Oops!
Didn’t read the article, eh? Phone was an LG.
Holy crap!.. I have an LG phone. I am so screwed.. I carry it in my pocket.
Let’s see. He was found in a quarry with broken ribs and spine and a burn where the cell phone was…
I don’t think the cell phone was the original problem.
Don’t carry it in your front pocket!
“We confirm that the handset which is presumed to be involved in the incident is manufactured and sold only in Korea.”
Well, LG certainly lucked out on that one. At least they don’t have to worry about any potential world-wide recall.
I wonder if the battery was OEM or a knock-off?
Christ guys. What ever broke the guys ribs and back broke the phone and made the battery burn not explode.
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Or the battery fire (I don’t think it exploded in the “boom” sense either) caused him pain and distracted him enough to fall and suffer the injuries that caused his death.
#1 – Just because Apple owns you is no reason to get pissy.
Besides, the iPhone still dominates the market. You clearly don’t understand the market, which makes your posts even more meaningless.
And I didn’t even think that was possible.
The amount of energy in lithium batteries beyond that which is accessible during normal discharge is amazing. I’ve seen a picture of a lithium powered flashlight that exploded like a hand grenade, shredding the cabinet it was stored in with aluminum shrapnel. I find it totally believable that such an explosion could kill a man, and thus for years I’ve been carrying my phone in my bag.
#9 There is no evidence to support that. If you hear hoofs think horses not zebras.
Man! That had to leave a mark!
Relax there taco maker. Your Apple worship is overboard.
#7
Maybe it’s a battery made by Sony
#16
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Just to be safe, I won’t keep any battery-powered gadgets in any of my pant’s pockets ever again 😉
This is a hoax. A construction worker crushed the guy against a rock and tried to cover it up with the cellphone story.
Taco maker, I didn’t say you could speak anymore. Silence.
ooopsss, Danger of death from anything!