Nokia Phone Kills 18-Year-Old Girl Following Violent Explosion

A Nokia phone exploded and killed an 18-year-old girl, who was using it to talk to a relative and charge it simultaneously.

It all happened in India, and a report from British newspaper Metro reveals that the girl, named Uma Oram, was left unconscious following the blast. The explosion caused fatal injuries to her hand, leg, and chest. There's no word on any other injuries, though it'd make sense for the face and head to be the most affected by a phone bursting into flames.

Despite being rushed to the hospital, the girl was declared dead, though the exact cause will be determined after the autopsy.

Uma’s brother Durga Prasad Oram told the cited source that the phone in question was a Nokia 3310, though a picture showing the exploded device appears to be suggesting that it was, in fact, a Nokia 5233.

“As the battery of the mobile p...