Man Killed by Cellphone Explosion

A Korean man was apparently killed by his LG cellphone today.

He was carrying the phone in his left shirt pocket when it exploded, puncturing his heart and lungs. It happened in the North Chungcheong Province of Korea as the man was working on a construction site. He was found dead by one of his coworkers.

[via Gizmodo]

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emily | 6:02 PM | News, Buzz |
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