A Northern California man was badly burned when his cell phone spontaneously combusted. The man was sleeping with the phone in his front pants pocket when it exploded and caused his clothes to ignite, according to reports, and he awoke in flames. He reportedly has second- and third-degree burns on at least half of his body. The name of the manufacturer and phone model have not been released. Such accidents, while serious, are fortunately relatively rare, stated Scott Wolfson, deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Office of Public Affairs.
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Cell Phone Combusts, Severely Burns California Man
Posted by: Erika Morphy January 16, 2007 11:28 AMA Northern California man was badly burned when his cell phone spontaneously combusted. The man was sleeping with the phone in his front pants pocket when it exploded and caused his clothes to ignite, according to reports, and he awoke in flames. He reportedly has second- and third-degree burns on at least half of his body. The name of the manufacturer and phone model have not been released. Such accidents, while serious, are fortunately relatively rare, stated Scott Wolfson, deputy director of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Office of Public Affairs.