ManicMobile

A man from New Zealand had his sleep rudely interrupted when his cell phone battery exploded and burst into flames, the second exploding battery incident in just a week. The man, named Norman Sievewright said he was asleep in bed about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when he woke to a loud bang. He later found his cell phone battery in flames on the carpet. The phone had been charging while he was asleep. The phone is said to be made by Nokia.

It was in August of this year when the company sent an advisory regarding faulty batteries in some of its phones. It stated that about 46 million Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries were vulnerable to a short circuit that could cause them to overheat while recharging, and offered to replace them for customers who are concerned.

Nokia did not issue a recall. The batteries were manufactured by the Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. and sold in a wide range of Nokia phones.

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Nokia Corp., BL-5C, Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd.

[image from: europe.nokia.com]