Fourteen-year-old Girl Dies After Cell Phone Blows up on her Pillow While She Slept

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A 14-year-old teenager died after her cell phone exploded on top of her pillow while she slept at her home in Kazakhstan. The cell phone was plugged into the socket, according to the police.

The emergency service was activated, but the young girl was already dead when the team arrived at her home, where she lived with her family.

Identified as Alua Asetkyzy Abzalbek, she had fallen asleep listening to music using headphones. When she was found, the phone battery, the brand of which has not been disclosed, was on fire next to her head. The student suffered severe injuries and was unable to survive.

According to the police, the device exploded early in the morning after overheating while charging.

Source: Globo

Related coverage: Financial Market Forecasts Reduction in Inflation and Basic Interest Rates in 2019 · Christmas Season is Expected to Generate 103,000 Temporary Jobs in Brazil · BNDES Says Transactions With Odebrecht Caused R.6 Billion Losses · Brazil's Judges Claim "Intimidation", File Suit at Supreme Court Against Abuse Bill

More: Brazil news in English, every day from The Rio Times.

Editorial responsibility: Matthias Camenzind, Editor-in-Chief · Editorial standards · Report an error

LatAm Markets: Live Signals → — real-time movers, turnover leaders and FX across Latin America.