Mobile phone blast

It was around dusk that 18-year-old Seetharam, a daily wager, thought of listening to some music on his cell phone to unwind after the day's toil. Before that, he put his cell phone on charge and pressed a button to see whether it was working or not. From a deafening bang to his parents rushing towards his room- what unfolded next was perhaps too quick to have made sense to anyone at that point of time.


A The Times of India report states that 'Charging puts pressure on the motherboard of the phone, using it during charging increases this pressure manifold. This causes the cheap electronic components in some mobiles to explode'. The report adds that certain malware or bug found in Android smartphones can also cause the phone to blast during charging.