Poco smartphone trousers exploded in his pocket (Xiaomi brand) inflicted serious injuries to its owner. It is reported by the Indian edition Madhyamam.
The incident occurred on June 30 at about 17:00 local time. The injured 31-year-old resident of Malaptpuram said that at the time of the explosion, the smartphone was attended at work. The device was in his pants pocket. At the moment of the incident, a man felt a strong burning sensation, he managed to quickly remove the pants and move away to the safe distance from the smartphone.
Poco C3 phone that belonged to the victim began to burn in the area of the rear panel, where the battery is located. The owner of the device appealed to a private clinic for help, he was hospitalized with strong burns of the right leg. In addition to directly the phone in your pocket, the driver’s license and cash are burned.
The exact cause of the device’s ignition is not reported. An allegedly smartphone could light up due to overheating batteries or battery problems. Xiaomi, which produces devices under the POCO brand, at the time of writing the note did not respond to the incident.
At the beginning of the summer, Chinese media reported that a warehouse with Xiaomi smartphones burned down in Changsha. As a result of the incident, a strong fire originated, a large cloud of smoke and ash was observed above the scene.