{"id":3770,"date":"2011-08-10T10:09:59","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T10:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:00","slug":"one-in-the-eye-for-used-cell-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/one-in-the-eye-for-used-cell-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"One in the Eye for Used Cell Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Phone-battery.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1640\" title=\"Phone battery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Phone-battery.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1640 lazyload\" title=\"Phone battery\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Phone-battery.gif\"><\/a>A used cell phone gave a teenager more than he bargained for while trying to charge the device\u2019s battery.&nbsp; The 18 year old, known only as Monu, from New Delhi in India, was taken decidedly by surprise when the cell phone battery burst and ended up being hit in the eyes.&nbsp; He was taken to RML Hospital in West Patel Nagar, where he is due to undergo surgery and may even end up with some permanent loss of vision as a result of the unexpected incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had put the mobile on charge at night,\u201d Monu, who bought the old cell phone from a stall in Gaffar Market, says.&nbsp; \u201cIn the morning, when I tried to switch it on, it didn\u2019t work.&nbsp; I tried thrice, but it didn\u2019t help.&nbsp; Then I tried to remove the battery from the phone \u2013 a common practice when a mobile phone malfunctions.&nbsp; Immediately, there was a blast and I recall something hitting my eyes.&nbsp; I screamed for help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monu was alone in his own room when the incident took place.&nbsp; Fortunately, neighbors heard his cries and called the police, who discovered that the battery had literally exploded into bits and the phone itself was left completely burnt.&nbsp; A preliminary inquiry has established that overheating caused the battery to blow up.&nbsp; Alarmingly, such incidents are not uncommon in cell phones in countries such as India and China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A used cell phone gave a teenager more than he bargained for while trying to charge the device\u2019s battery.  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