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Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4 phone exploded in a person’s pocket earlier this week, and the matter is now under investigation with Xiaomi.
The incident was first reported on 14 August, and after reaching out to the victim and collecting the exploded device from the owner, Xiaomi’s design team has confirmed they’re looking into the reasons due to which the explosion happened.
According to media reports in the region, the victim’s name was Bhavana Suryakiran, who is a resident of Ravulapalem in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The report quotes Suryakiran saying that the phone burst into flames inside his pocket while riding on his bike.
Exploding phones have become rather a common sight recently, with Samsung’s explosive Galaxy Note 7 coming on top of our mind.
There have been other incidents reported recently, but the fact that Xiaomi has reached out to the owner of the phone means this isn’t just another fake news.
Watch this space for more updates on the story.
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