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Exploding Cell Phone Battery Leaves a Man Dead in China

Exploding Cell Phone Battery Leaves a Man Dead in China

[ 3 ] February 2, 2009

A 20 yr. old Chinese man is dead after the battery inside his cellular phone, which he was unfortunately carrying inside of his chest pocket, exploded unexpectedly Sunday evening. Because of the location of the phone upon explosion, the young man’s vital arteries were severed, resulting in massive blood loss and leaving the young man [...]

Latest Swelling Cell Battery: Sony Ericsson’s BST-33

Latest Swelling Cell Battery: Sony Ericsson’s BST-33

[ 9 ] January 29, 2009

We’ve been covering a lot of stories regarding malfunctioning batteries over the past few weeks here at The Battery Times. While swelling or exploding batteries can pose a risk to the users, most of the time they are just an annoying inconvenience.

Laptop Battery Sets Nursing Home Aflame

Laptop Battery Sets Nursing Home Aflame

[ 1 ] January 26, 2009

This past week was a tough one for batteries as another battery explosion took place in a very unexpected situation . Over 30 people had to be evacuated from a nursing home in Florida Saturday after a laptop battery randomly exploded and ignited a fire. Nurses Helping Hands nursing home in Dunedin, FL was the [...]

Duracell the Culprit in Case of the Exploding Flashlight

[ 2 ] January 23, 2009

I bet you didn’t know that each time you turn on a flashlight you run the risk of having an explosion right in your hands. I know I sure didn’t, and apparently neither did a Northern California woman who ended up dazed after the Duracell batteries powering her flashlight were sent rocketing across the room [...]

Heads Up Nokia Users!

Heads Up Nokia Users!

[ 2 ] January 12, 2009

If you happen to be a proud user of a Nokia cell phone, you may want to check out the battery and make sure it’s not starting to swell up on you. It’s nothing much to worry about, your phone’s not going to randomly explode on you while you’re on a call, but the expanding [...]