I've also seen lithium ion batteries explode for no rhyme or reason. It's not often though.
Roger
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Roger Prokic
-=[ this message was sent from my Apple iPhone 4S ]=-
On Nov 28, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Patrick - PDA Repair <iphonerepairtech@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I had an iPhone battery catch fire at my office when I was repairing it.
> Happened while I was trying to remove the battery.
>
> Prior to that I had worked on about 75 iPhone 4 units so i am pretty sure it wasnt all my fault. LOL
>
> Worked on about 100 since and hasn't happened.
>
> I will tell you this, once that battery shorts and starts to smoke let it do its thing.
>
> I've go pics of it as well.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Boulware
> To: Open-iPhone Group ; iPhone Group
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 2:50 PM
> Subject: [apple-iphone] Apple iPhone spontaneously combusts aboard flight in Australia
>
>
>
> Sent to you by Bill Boulware via Google Reader: Apple iPhone
> spontaneously combusts aboard flight in Australia via BGR: The Three
> Biggest Letters In Tech by Zach Epstein on 11/28/11
>
> An Apple iPhone spontaneously began smoking and emitting a red glow
> while aboard an airplane in Australia. Passengers aboard Regional
> Express flight ZL319 were welcomed to their destination in Sydney,
> Australia on Friday by a frightening ordeal. According to the airline,
> a passenger's iPhone began "emitting a significant amount of dense
> smoke" shortly after the flight landed, and the smoke was accompanied
> by a red glow. A flight attendant extinguished the device and no
> passengers or airline staff were injured according to the airline. The
> phone in question appears to be an iPhone 4 (pictured above) as opposed
> to the new iPhone 4S model, and it has been collected by the Australian
> Transport Safety Bureau as part of its investigation. Regional Express'
> full press release follows below.
> MEDIA RELEASE MOBILE PHONE SELF COMBUSTION
> Regional Express (Rex) flight ZL319 operating from Lismore to Sydney
> today had an occurrence after landing, when a passenger's mobile phone
> started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke accompanied by a
> red glow.
>
> In accordance with company standard safety procedures, the Flight
> Attendant carried out recovery actions immediately and the red glow was
> extinguished successfully.
>
> All passengers and crew on board were unharmed.
>
> The matter has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau
> (ATSB) as well as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for
> investigation and directions.
>
> The mobile phone in question appears to be an Apple iPhone (see picture
> below) and has been handed over to ATSB for analysis.
>
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