phone battery explosion

There have been many instances of cell phone explosions due to battery-related issues. And to remind us how hazardous phones can be just yesterday, a passenger's smartphone exploded on a Delhi-bound Air India flight which took off from Udaipur, forcing an emergency landing at its point of origin.In light of such instances of phone explosions, users should know what makes them explode, and how they can maintain phone battery health to avoid such deadly situations. How do batteries work?Most smartphones have lithium-ion…

In an extremely distressing event, an 8-year-old girl died on Monday in Kerala's Thrissur district. The cause of her death was an exploding phone battery. She was using the phone to watch cartoons, police confirmed to HT. The preliminary investigation has pointed out that prolonged use of the device may have led to overheating of the battery, resulting in the explosion. As per the police report, the young girl's family members stated that she used to watch cartoons on her mobile phone for long periods, particularly since…