Thursday, 1 December 2011

Wyvern Media News: Second iPhone 'explodes'

Wyvern Media News:

Second iPhone 'explodes'

A second iPhone has reportedly exploded in Brazil on a bedside table.



Domestic airline Regional Express Airlines said the iPhone glowed red and emitted 'thick smoke' after the plane landed in Sydney Photo: ALAMY

The phone short circuited and started to burn 15 inches from a man's face as he slept, the online news website Mashable reported.


Ayla Mota said he woke up to see sparks and black smoke coming from the iPhone 4.


The room filled with an "unbearable" smell, Mr Mota said, and he quickly removed the iPhone from the plug, opened windows, and turned on a fan to get rid of the smoke.


The incident came a day after Australian aviation authorities launched an investigation after an iPhone caught fire aboard a flight to Sydney.


The domestic airline Regional Express Airlines said the phone glowed red and emitted "thick smoke" after the plane landed in Sydney.

Read More: telegraph.co.uk

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