It was reported that a 13-year-old student from Maine suffered first and second degree burns after the iPhone she was carrying in her pants pocket bursts into flames, school officials said.
Girl was in class at Kennebunk Middle School when she heard a pop and smoke began to billow from her pants, school principal Jeff Rodman told ABC affiliate WMTW-TV in Portland. Maine.
Two classmates rushed to the student’s aid, while another went outside to alert school staff and bring a fire blanket and extinguisher. As classmates were helping the girl out of her pants, the iPhone fell out of a pocket. The girl was then taken to Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford where she was treated for burns and later released.
Incident is still under investigation led by fire officials. Such explosions and fires caused by Apple products are relatively rare, but as it happens it is usually the result of the devices’ lithium ion batteries overheating.
via ABCnews
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