More incidents of Nokia batteries exploding

The AFP reports that a pregnant woman suffered burns in eastern India after the battery of her Nokia mobile phone exploded minutes after she put the handset on charge in eastern Kolkata city, police said Saturday.

The battery that exploded was, however from the firm's BL-D3 series, and not from BL-5C that Nokia recalled a month ago, police said.

And The Times of India reports on another such incident where by a battery used in a Nokia handset exploded while being charged at a telecom outlet in Asansol on Friday.

The battery used in the handset belonged to the BL-5C series.

Two Nokia officials met Prosad, but a spokesperson said it was a "fraudulent attempt to malign the company".

emily | 8:21 AM | News, Buzz |
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