November 28, 200718 yr Man killed after phone explosion SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- An exploding mobile phone battery apparently killed a South Korean man in the first such known case in this gadget-obsessed country, police say. 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, 135 kilometers (85 miles) south of Seoul, told The Associated Press. "We presume that the cell phone battery exploded," the police official said on condition of anonymity. Apparently, the cell phone battery exploded in the man’s chest pocket while he was working. The man was identified as Suh and its body was examined by a doctor, Kim Hoon, who discovered that Suh suffered burns in the left chest area and had broken ribs and punctured heart and lungs. The official said the phone was made by South Korea's LG Electronics, the world's fifth-biggest handset maker. LG Electronics confirmed its product was involved in the accident but said such a battery explosion and death was virtually impossible but the guy is dead...
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