Nokia mobile with BL-C5 battery explodes in AP Town

Tirupati, Aug 20 (UNI) A Nokia mobile phone with the now infamous BL-C5 battery, warned of overheating, exploded at a shop in APSRTC Bus Stand in the famous temple town today while being charged.

According to police, Babu, who owned a shop at the bus stand, plugged his Nokia 3310 for charging. Which exploded suddenly.

Some food stored in the shop was destroyed. However, no one was injured. The phone burnt completely.

The handset maker had issued a product advisory for particular batteries after around 100 incidents of over-heating were reported globally.

'' In very rare cases, the Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries subject to the product advisory could potentially experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge,'' Nokia said.

The company also said it would offer free-of-charge replacements for BL-5C batteries, manufactured by Japan's Matsushita Battery Industrial Co Ltd between December 2005 and November 2006.

UNI