This incident serves as a stark reminder of the increasing cases of mobile explosions in recent times. It emphasises the importance of exercising caution while charging mobile phones.
A senior DGCA official confirmed that on Thursday Indigo A320 Neo aircraft VT-IJV operating flight 6E-2037 from Dibrugarh to Delhi reported smoke and spark from a passenger's mobile phone.
The boy, Ramprakash Bhadauria, a student of Class 8, was attending the school classes online when the mobile phone suddenly exploded.
A 14-year-old girl, Alua Asetkyzy Abzalbek, in Kazakhstan, killed after her charging smartphone overheated and exploded on her pillow while being plugged into the socket at night after she reportedly went to sleep listening to music.
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