SAFETY ALERT -- Mobile Phone Exploded Inside The Car

Hi all,

Please don't leave your mobile phones in the car compartment, especially when the vehicle is exposed to direct sunlight for a prolonged period.

Cheers,
Venky

There is doubt about the authenticity of this. Don't believe everything you read.

Look at the photos, there is a phone sitting on the seat intact. The battery from another phone on the floor is also intact; if it caused the problem, it would have been shattered. Something more serious is likely to have caused this damage, not a cell phone.

John in Oz

Hi John,

This is just an alert for everyone. It is up to you whether or not you follow it. It is better to be careful rather than researching.

FYI, I have personally experienced these kinds of battery explosions on a larger scale like UPS batteries when the temperature shoots up. No doubt or surprise, it is a general property of batteries.

Cheers,
Venky