Watch: Phone explodes in man's pocket at a Mumbai restaurant

  • Sneha Saha
  • New Delhi
  • June 6, 2018
  • UPDATED: June 6, 2018 13:58 IST

A phone explodes in man's pocket while he was out for lunch in a Mumbai restaurant in Bhandup area. The CCTV video footage of the incident is making rounds on the web. The video shows the man jumping from his seat, throwing away the exploded phone out from his shirt's front pocket and running out of the eatery. The video, however, doesn't show which phone it was. Luckily, the man sustained only some minor injuries due to the explosion. Soon after the incident took place, the man was admitted to a nearby hospital, notes an ANI report. The man seems to be fine now.

Watch the video of the whole incident below. In the video, we can see the man sitting at a corner table and having lunch and talking with some friends. And suddenly the phone goes *boom*. The phone was kept in his shirt's front pocket. As soon as the device exploded and burned into fumes the man immediately took out the phone from his pocket and threw at the table and ran to the exit door of the restaurant. In the video, we can see the explosion left a big hole in the man's pocket. Thankfully, the incident wasn't a major one and didn't consume any life, like the Nokia 5233 explode incident which killed a 19-year old girl in Odisha.

There were several other people at the Mumbai restaurant. After the incident took place, everyone is present in the restaurant started to panic and running from one place to another. The man didn't face any major injuries, only some burns here and there. After the situation came under control, the man was taken to a nearby hospital and admitted.

Reports don't reveal the name of the phone that exploded. There's no revelation on the name of the phone brand either.

Earlier, Samsung had recalled the Note 7 after problems with its battery caused the phone to burn, heat up and explode. There have been also reports of other phones catching fire, particularly when used with unauthorised or third-party chargers and cables.

Phone explode incidents have become very common these days, we get to hear about such incidents almost every now and then. Back in March this year, a 19-year old Odisha girl was reportedly killed after a Nokia 5233 exploded in her hands. Reportedly, the teenager named Uma Oram was talking to her relative with her phone plugged in for charging when it exploded. The incident caused severe burns on her face, chest and legs. Soon after the incident, the girl was rushed to a nearby hospital and later was announced as dead.

Inputs from ANI

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