Death by cell phone!


"Oops" says LG Electronics.


Authorities in South Korea are investigating the death of a man amid reports he may have been killed by an exploding mobile phone battery. He was found at his workplace with a melted battery in his shirt pocket and punctured lungs and heart…

The 33-year-old South Korean was found in a quarry where he worked in Cheongwon County in North Chungcheong Province, 135km (85 miles) south of Seoul, police said…

A co-worker said the victim was bleeding from the nose and his shirt had soot in the shape of a phone…

Makes you a little nervous, eh?

Posted: Thu - November 29, 2007 at 06:23 AM