An exploding mobile phone battery has been blamed for the death of a man in South Korea.
The 33-year-old quarry worker, who was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital, was found with a burning mobile phone stuck to his chest.
"When he was admitted into the emergency room, the melted mobile phone was stuck to the left side of his shirt," said Kim Hoon, of Chungbuk National University Hospital.
"He sustained an injury that is similar to a burn in the left chest and his ribs and spine were broken."
"I cannot think of any other cause of his death other than his mobile phone exploding."
The phone was made by South Korean company LG Electronics.
An LG official confirmed its product was involved in the accident but said the company would not comment directly because the cause was not confirmed.
But the official, who spoke anonymously, said such a fatal explosion would be virtually impossible.
An official probe into the death is expected to take around 10 days.
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Exploding mobile phone blamed for mans death
Justice for the 96
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Lol, what I want to know is, if he were tlaking on the phone, why would it be at his chest?
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30-11-2007, 02:11 AM #3
That's odd them
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the phone could have been in his **** pocket or hands free kit or something
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thats well bad
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killed by ya phone, poor guy.
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should take 10 days?
If that was in the Uk would be months and months
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tbh; i lol'ed gutted.
alas, i stopped lol'ing when i realised i have an LG phone.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/7120504.stm
Wasn't the phone...
How could they mistake a phone exploding caused death for a hit by a truck death
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lol at above my dad just read the report to me from bbc ^^ crushed by something
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