Death by Cellphone (korean dies by LG phone)

[markyap]

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Mobile phone may have killed Korean quarry worker
Published: Thursday, November 29, 2007



SEOUL (Reuters) - A 33-year-old South Korean quarry worker was found dead with a burning mobile phone stuck to his chest, police and the doctor who examined the man said on Thursday.

The man, who was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital, had burns on his chest, fractured ribs and internal bleeding, the doctor said.

"When he was admitted into the emergency room, the melted mobile phone was stuck to the left side of his shirt," said Kim Hoon, professor at emergency department at Chungbuk National University Hospital, who examined the victim.

"I cannot think of any other cause of his death other than his mobile phone exploding," Kim said.

Police said they are investigating that as a possible cause and whether it was triggered by a faulty battery, Yonhap news agency reported. It will take about 10 days to complete the probe into what led to the death.

"He (the victim) was found lying next to an excavator while working at a stone quarry," an official from the Cheongju Heungdeok police station, about 100 km (60 miles) southeast of Seoul, told Reuters.

Witness Kwon Young-sup told national broadcaster YTN: "He was lying on the ground and his mobile phone was still burning so I had to put the fire out."

http://www.canada.com/topics/technol...f496aa6&k=3310

[bluntman85]

patay! dli ko ganahan mahitab ni nko, sa pants ra rba nko ibutang ako fne! luoy kau c junior hehe ma hard boiled pud ang iyang gi bitbit hehe

[Dave77]

UPDATE : That man died coz of heavy equipment accident.

[markyap]

UPDATE : That man died coz of heavy equipment accident.

where did you get this updated report that says its caused by heavy equipment??

so far the once ive read are pointing to the phone as the killer...
http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/s...phone_of_death
http://www.informationweek.com/hardw...leID=204300505
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7117014.stm
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14835
http://www.first.org/newsroom/global...ty/178006.html

[ashleyriot]

aguy..lisoda na ani diay..tsk tsk tsk

[sirius]

looks like samsung d600 ra lagi ni nga lg phone no?

[lokster]

looks like a samsung. dont buy fake batteries

[Dave77]

I dont know if you can read this.

http://news.naver.com/main/hotissue/...aid=0001841847

http://news.naver.com/main/hotissue/...aid=0000296853

His friend hit him by heavy equipment then his friend affraid report thats why he is died.
Then his friend who drive heavy equipment in jail now.
The cellphone Burn after accident.

[Dave77]

looks like a samsung. dont buy fake batteries

Thats LG in korea

[markyap]

I dont know if you can read this.

http://news.naver.com/main/hotissue/...aid=0001841847

http://news.naver.com/main/hotissue/...aid=0000296853

His friend hit him by heavy equipment then his friend affraid report thats why he is died.
Then his friend who drive heavy equipment in jail now.
The cellphone Burn after accident.

hehe, can't read....but good to know the cellphone is innocent hehehe