[SHARE] This FB Post About A Boy Getting Killed Due To An Exploding Phone Is A Hoax
New Facebook viral hoax has struck again showing photos of a 10-year-old boy and an exploding phone that killed the boy after calling while charging the device.
By Sadho Ram — 02 Feb 2014, 09:05 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
A new Facebook viral hoax has struck again. This time showing photos of a 10-year-old boy and an exploding phone, killing the boy after calling while charging the device.
New smartphone explosion post is spreading online via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter revealing images of a 10-year-old boy sustaining severe injuries then dying after attending a call while charging a smartphone.
But some sources indicated that the boy is alive and out of danger.
The description of the spreading online post reads:
"PLS. SHARE THIS TO ALL RELATIVES & FRIENDS!!!
Today another boy died because of attending a call while his mobile was still charging. That time he had a sudden vibration to his heart and then his hands got burned. "
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"So please don't answer calls or call out while charging your cell phone. When the phone's battery is low to the last bar don't make a call or answer any incoming calls because the radiation is 1000 times stronger. This can happen to any brand of mobile phones out there.
Please pass this info to all whom you care and don't forget to share this to your love ones for their own saftey."
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Apparently, this is not the only version which appeared online. Another one described a boy who died in Chennai by doing the same thing - attending a call while recharging the device.
So, what's the truth about it?
According to New Indian Express, a mobile phone did explode and severely injured a 10-year-old boy from Dewas District but it wasn't caused by a Samsung Galaxy Grand, rather a Chinese-made device.
High resolution photos of the smartphone revealed that it has been made by Micromax.
It occurred during the night when Arihant was playing games on the smartphone while recharging it at the same time inside his home at Uday Nagar Village. Police noted the boy fractured his fingers and sustained injuries to his face and eyes after the explosion.
Doctors treated the victim and already confirmed he was out from any further danger. But due to the extent of the damage to one of his fingers, blood flow had stopped and amputation may be required to prevent spread of bacteria on his hand if no improvement occurs.