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iPhone 5 Explodes Scratching Woman's Cornea

iPhone 5 Explodes Scratching Woman's Cornea

Posted August 11, 2013 at 11:23pm by iClarified
A Chinese woman nearly lost her eyesight after her iPhone 5 exploded in her hand, sending debris into her eye, reports ZDNet.

According to a report published by Da Lian Evening News on Friday, the injured woman whose family name is Li arrived at her workplace and was on the phone with her friend when she felt the screen growing very warm against her cheek. At that time, she had been on the phone for 40 minutes. When she looked at the device to check it, Li then discovered the touchscreen was not responding when she tried to end the call. After a few more tries, the screen exploded. Li said she felt some debris shooting into her eyes. "I could not open my eyes," she recalled. Her colleagues rushed her to the hospital where the doctor found her eyeball red and inflamed, and identified a scratch mark which suggested an object had scratched it.

Notably, Li had previously dropped her iPhone on the top right corner leaving a small dent. This is the same corner the explosion appears to have originated from.


Apple customer service told Da Lian Evening News that such incidents require an investigation but it would not likely be covered under warranty.

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Sam
Sam - August 13, 2013 at 7:52pm
Maybe she stole Ethan Hunt's phone from Mission Impossible.
Shane
Shane - August 12, 2013 at 8:23pm
It's all the unauthorized cheap chargers in China.
Gbkolev
Gbkolev - August 12, 2013 at 6:35pm
It is unusual
Ihatewin8
Ihatewin8 - August 12, 2013 at 4:17pm
That's true about 3GS I repaired many 3GS with swollen battery some was too bad that I was afraid the battery could blow up in every second
oneal
oneal - August 12, 2013 at 1:08pm
i think the phone is fake .charger is fake . china .
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joe
joe - August 12, 2013 at 11:30am
There is just nothing in that corner inside that phone that could explode - hence this story is BS. Even that picture shows no sign of an explosion. And why would anybody need to be on the phone for 40 mins nonstop anyway -duh
Voice of Reason
Voice of Reason - August 12, 2013 at 10:10am
If she's dropped it on that corner, she will have damaged the shutter on the camera on the other side, which will begin to over-heat, whether that would cause it to "explode" is highly unlikely however.
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Arsen
Arsen - August 12, 2013 at 9:10am
Li... Lies!
Sheldon
Sheldon - August 12, 2013 at 7:28am
Really? "Li" ... like Samsungs Li, fakin faka FAKE
Moh Meh
Moh Meh - August 12, 2013 at 6:44am
there is nothing there to explode, she is looking for money. completely fake
Ahmet Bolat
Ahmet Bolat - August 12, 2013 at 6:42am
Really :))
Simon
Simon - August 12, 2013 at 6:41am
I thought apple charged extra for the self destruct feature.......
Jack Black
Jack Black - August 12, 2013 at 5:52am
All lithium ion batteries can and do blow up if they over heat. The iphone and iPad have a over heat sensor that is supposed to shut the battery off at 130 deg F. If this is damaged the battery can blow up. Also if the phone was replaced with a non oem battery it could create an overheat problem.
Nor Ame
Nor Ame - August 12, 2013 at 5:41am
Because in US we 'exchange' our phones every fortnight.
TheGeekBoy
TheGeekBoy - August 12, 2013 at 2:59am
40 minutes on a damaged electrical device....
ipadguy
ipadguy - August 12, 2013 at 2:11am
Okay now we have an iPhone blowing up an android last week blowing up does anybody really care about this bullshit? I don't!
tedkpa
tedkpa - August 12, 2013 at 1:41am
no iphone should be released without remotely triggered pricm explosion feature activated. just read thoroughly cupertino license agreement about nukes in particular. obviously there was some radioactive trace in her workplace
angel_92701
angel_92701 - August 12, 2013 at 1:25am
Well, its weird. my iphone shut itself when it gets hot. with a warning massage on screen. happen sometimes when using the map. and its not at the point to explode but get hot and then the black screen with message.
justabrake
justabrake - August 12, 2013 at 1:24am
Must be the time zone
NoGoodNick
NoGoodNick - August 12, 2013 at 1:23am
It's likely a battery problem, as the batteries sometimes break down, overhead and expand, breaking the phones. It's rare that one 'explodes', but certainly isn't unknown. Picking up a hot phone to see why it's growing in size isn't the best option!
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