Warning to all Cell phone Users:
Monday there was a News story of a woman in the U.S. where here Kyocera Cell Phone exploded, now today a Vietnam Woman is hospitalized with burns over 10% from her Nokia phone exploding.
There isn't much you can do to protect yourself other than using hands free as much as possible and try not to keep the phones close to the body. I'm sure there will be more News on this as investigators determine what is going on.
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10-9-2003 Nokia Cites Fake Batteries in Phone Explosions
The incident follows two similar accidents in the Netherlands, one last week and the other in August.
10-9-2003 Nokia to Probe Blast After Mobile Phone Explodes
Chung Xao Le, 22, was having breakfast Wednesday in a cafeteria at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City where she worked as a therapist when her phone in her pocket, a Nokia 8210, exploded.
Nokia has sent a team of technicians to investigate the blast, which could have been caused by a fake battery, Nguyen said.
Contraband and counterfeit mobile phone batteries are widely available in the local markets at around $2-$3 a piece compared to $20 for genuine product, Nguyen said.
Monday there was a News story of a woman in the U.S. where here Kyocera Cell Phone exploded, now today a Vietnam Woman is hospitalized with burns over 10% from her Nokia phone exploding.
There isn't much you can do to protect yourself other than using hands free as much as possible and try not to keep the phones close to the body. I'm sure there will be more News on this as investigators determine what is going on.
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10-9-2003 Nokia Cites Fake Batteries in Phone Explosions
The incident follows two similar accidents in the Netherlands, one last week and the other in August.
10-9-2003 Nokia to Probe Blast After Mobile Phone Explodes
Chung Xao Le, 22, was having breakfast Wednesday in a cafeteria at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City where she worked as a therapist when her phone in her pocket, a Nokia 8210, exploded.
Nokia has sent a team of technicians to investigate the blast, which could have been caused by a fake battery, Nguyen said.
Contraband and counterfeit mobile phone batteries are widely available in the local markets at around $2-$3 a piece compared to $20 for genuine product, Nguyen said.
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