Smartphone battery explodes while charging in Madhya Pradesh, kills 12-year old

Several phone battery explode incidents have been reported in the past. According to a new report coming from NDTV website a smartphone has exploded in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh while it was put on charge. Sadly, the phone explode incident this time -- unkie some incidents in the past --- consumes 12-year old's life. This isn't for the time that an incident like this one has been reported.

According to the report, the smartphone that the 12-year old owned was put on charge and that's when the battery of the phone suddenly exploded. The 12-year-old was a resident of Likhedi village that is around 10 km away Badnawar town in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. Lakhan Singar, the victim of the explode, had put his smartphone on charge and soon after the battery exploded and killed him, says police in-charge.

Throwing more light on the incident, one of Lakhan's relatives, said, "We heard some sound. Someone said it was a blast. We came running inside the house and saw the child lying on the floor; there were pieces of the charger, too."

After the battery exploded Lakhan's uncle rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. "His uncle rushed inside the house when he heard the explosion, he took him to the hospital where he died," CB Singh a senior police officer said.

The report further suggested that the intensity of the battery explosion was too high. So much so, that ever the switchboard where the charger was plugged in was blown to pieces.

The Police in-charge clarified that they are investigating the matter further. Meanwhile, Lakhan's body has been handed over to his family.

Mobile phones explode incidents have become extremely common these days. Several phones explode incidents have been reported in the past couple of months. Using a bundled charger is advisable to avoid such incidents to take place.