China Beset By Exploding Phone Batteries

I guess there are worse things than paying $86 for a new phone battery — like having your phone battery blow up and kill you. Chinese authorites say that’s what happened to a 22-year-old man there. His occupation as a welder may not have helped in the flammability department. China warns that other batteries for […]

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I guess there are worse things than paying $86 for a new phone battery -- like having your phone battery blow up and kill you. Chinese authorites say that's what happened to a 22-year-old man there. His occupation as a welder may not have helped in the flammability department.

China warns that other batteries for Motorola and Nokia phones have similar explosive potential. The handset makers say unauthorized third-party batteries are to blame.
China claims Motorola, Nokia batteries explode [Computerworld]