iPhone 6 Explodes In A Man's Back Pocket, Leaves Him With Serious Burn Injury

in #iphone • 8 years ago (edited)

think it's safe to say that your iPhone is not safe anymore.
An Australian man recently got burned when his Apple smartphone caught fire. Gareth Clear, a management consultant from Australia, suffered grievous burn injuries when his iPhone 6 exploded in his back pocket, melting both his shorts and two layers of skin in the process. OUCH!
The Daily Telegraph reported Clear to be riding his bike when his phone went up in flames. He fell off his bike and suffered burns on his upper right thigh.

Clear had to undergo skin graft to cure his burns at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. And while the back of the iPhone was completely damaged with the "metal bending and all the lithium leaking out of the bottom end", the upper half remained "perfectly intact".
Apple has apparently told Clear that it will carry out an investigation into the same.

Source :http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/technology/iphone-6-explodes-in-a-man-s-back-pocket-leaves-him-with-serious-burn-injuries-259319.html

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     8 years ago  

    This is the trouble with lithium ion batteries. Next generation battery tech cant come along fast enough IMO.

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     8 years ago (edited) 

    well said :) there has to be some solution for this as this is not the first time such an incident has happened

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     8 years ago  

    yes lithium batteries have always had this issue

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     8 years ago  

    thanks for the comments and the upvote

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     8 years ago (edited) 

    I imagine he was putting pressure on the phone while riding the bike. If iPhones were exploding while doing something passive like placing it on a coffee table, I'd be more worried.

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     8 years ago  

    There is no limit for imagination ......