Pareekshith Shet
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Jun 14: In a strange incident which occurred in the city on Tuesday June 13, a cellphone kept in the pocket of his trousers by a man exploded. The person concerned was moving in his motor bike near the railway station at Indrali here when the incident happened. The cellphone in question was of Micromax make, and it had been bought around six months ago, it transpires.
The man could feel that his cellphone was hotting up. Within seconds, it began to emit smoke. Turning panicky, he took out the cellphone from his pocket and threw it on the road. Instantly, the phone exploded and got smashed into tiny pieces.
He has since returned the phone to the showroom. It is being said that the explosion occurred on account of some problem with the battery of the cellphone.