Exploding Cell Phone Kills Quarry Worker

Reuters is reporting that a 33-year-old South Korean quarry worker was found dead with a burning mobile phone stuck to his chest, police and the doctor who examined the man said on Thursday.

“When he was admitted into the emergency room, the melted mobile phone was stuck to the left side of his shirt,” said Kim Hoon, professor at emergency department at Chungbuk National University Hospital, in the article. He is also the doctor who examined the victim.

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