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"If you're cramming more and more power in a small space, what you're making is a small bomb," said Carl Hilliard, president of the California-based Wireless Consumers Alliance, which has been tracking incidents of cell phone fires and explosions.
Angela Karasek, a 21-year-old paralegal in Philadelphia, bought her Motorola phone and battery together from a Nextel store. She awoke one night a few weeks ago to what she described as a pinging sound and then saw fire. Her cell phone battery had blown out, igniting a doll about three feet away. She ran to her parents' room for help, and her father quickly put out the fire.
Marcelino Gonzalez of Brentwood, N.Y., said he suffered second-degree burns after his Kyocera phone exploded in his hand as he turned it on to make a call.
The fireball erupted in 13 year old Jimmy's 2003 Chevrolet when his handgun fired, ricocheted off of his G.I. Joe tank, punctured his Pokemon, and struck the fuel tank.
Originally posted by 92CivicCx@Nov 24 2004, 07:53 PM
dont use cheap after market batteries and chargers plain and simple
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Originally posted by 92CivicCx@Nov 24 2004, 07:53 PM
dont use cheap after market batteries and chargers plain and simple
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