Mumbai, June 6: In a scary situation, a mobile phone blasted in a man's pocket at an eatery in Bhandup, Mumbai. According to a CCTV footage recording on June 4, the man can be seen jumping off his seat, throwing away the phone from his shirt's front pocket as fumes come out from his phone and spread in the restaurant. There was huge panic among the other customers as well, who got scared when this happened.
According to the report, the man sustained minor injuries due to the phone explosion and was later admitted to the hospital. The details of the phone are not known. This is not the first time that such an incident has happened, Samsung is still battling a massive jolt to its image when a number of its phones began exploding - often causing serious injuries.
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#WATCH: Mobile phone blasts in man's pocket in Mumbai's Bhandup. (Source: CCTV Footage) (4.6.2018) pic.twitter.com/2oC9uudHq6
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There are a lot of precautions which one needs to follow, to avoid the occurrence of such incidents. Like stop charging your phone if it becomes too hot, allow your phone to cool down before charging it again. Always stick to original chargers, don't keep your phone under the sunlight.
(With inputs from ANI)
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