Officials from Motorola are working with authorities in China to determine what caused a cell phone explosion that killed a 22-year-old Chinese man. Xiao Jinpeng, a welder in western China’s Gansu province, was killed on June 19 when the battery in his cell phone exploded, according to reports. The Motorola cell phone was in Xiao’s chest pocket and had reportedly been exposed to high temperatures before it exploded. Rib fragments pierced Xiao’s heart following the explosion. After emergency treatment failed, Xiao reportedly died at a local hospital.
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Exploding Motorola Cell Phone Kills Chinese Man
Posted by: Katherine Noyes July 5, 2007 02:17 PMOfficials from Motorola are working with authorities in China to determine what caused a cell phone explosion that killed a 22-year-old Chinese man. Xiao Jinpeng, a welder in western China’s Gansu province, was killed on June 19 when the battery in his cell phone exploded, according to reports. The Motorola cell phone was in Xiao’s chest pocket and had reportedly been exposed to high temperatures before it exploded. Rib fragments pierced Xiao’s heart following the explosion. After emergency treatment failed, Xiao reportedly died at a local hospital.