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Mobile Phone Explodes, Chinese Man Gets Killed

Xiao Jinpeng, a Chinese man, lost his life when his mobile phone exploded. According to reports, the mobile phone was in his chest pocket. Xiao is a metal welder and he was working in the Yingpan Iron Ore Dressing Plant when the incident occurred. Some people at the scene said that it just seemed like the mobile phone just exploded.
Of course, the company who created the mobile phone, a Motorola unit, was asked for their opinion on the said case. However, a spokesperson from the company did state that they are in doubt whether it was really the mobile phone which was at fault here. They even did disclose that they are looking at a fake battery which may have been used on the device. This, of course, may be true for there are already reported cases of mobile phones that exploded because of fake batteries. Said a company’s spokesperson, “We are aware of an accident that occurred in Gansu at a welding operation. Up to now, preliminary evidence suggests it is highly unlikely that a cell phone caused this accident. We are working with the Chinese authorities to determine and investigate the root cause.”
[Via cellular-news]
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