http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/phone.explosion.ap/index.html
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An exploding mobile phone battery apparently killed a South Korean man in the first such known case in this gadget-obsessed country, police say.
The man, identified only by his family name Suh, was found dead at his workplace in a quarry Wednesday morning and his mobile phone battery was melted in his shirt pocket, a police official in Cheongwon, 135 kilometers (85 miles) south of Seoul, told The Associated Press.
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LG Electronics confirmed its product was involved in the accident but said such a battery explosion and death was virtually impossible.
Very sad.
I guess it follows if lap top batteries, ipod batteries, etc. can have this problem...