Cell Phone Explosion May Have Killed S.Korean Man

SEOUL, South Korea -- An exploding cell phone battery is suspected by police in the death of a South Korean worker Wednesday, though the phone's manufacturer said it was highly unlikely. The man, identified only by his family name Suh, was found dead at his workplace in a quarry Wednesday morning and his mobile phone battery was melted in his shirt pocket, a police official in Cheongwon told The Associated Press. "We presume that the cell phone battery exploded," the police official said on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way. Kim Hoon, a doctor who examined the body, agreed. Full story...

Posted by Editor at November 28, 2007 12:06 PM