Nokia phone explodes while charging in New Zealand

Nokia Phone Explodes While Charging Overnight

A New Zealand man was given a shock in the middle of the night when the batter on his Nokia mobile phone exploded without warning. Norman Sievewright said he was asleep in bed while his phone was charging overnight. He woke to the sound of the explosion and found the phone on the floor in flames.

"It was very scary ... especially the fumes and stuff. The back has been blown off the phone," he told New Zealand's TVONE television news channel via the Washington Post.

Nokia have asked for the phone so that the fault can be researched and wont comment until they know what caused the fire. At this time, it is not known which model of Nokia handset is involved, or if it was one of the models cited in a Nokia warning in August about battery problems.

Nokia Phone Explodes While Charging Overnight