Boy dies after cellphone explodes

VILLUPURAM: A teenager died after his Samsung phone exploded into flames in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. It is yet to be confirmed if it was a Galaxy Note model. R Abilesh, 15, a Class 10 student at Jallahalli, reached his uncle's house along with his parents to celebrate Christmas and New Year. He was on the terrace, talking on his phone at 2 in the afternoon when the gadget accidentally caught fire, and fell on his shirt which instantly flamed too. The fire inflicted severe burn injuries on his upper body. Police said this might be the first incident of a person dying of an explosion of a mobile phone reported in the state or country.