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Oct.17 2003 Latest victim suffers leg burns, sparking calls by a
consumer watchdog for a major investigation
THE HAGUE - A Dutch consumer watchdog yesterday demanded telecoms company
Nokia conduct a major investigation after two Nokia mobile phones exploded,
injuring their owners, within a few months.
Both incidents occurred in the Netherlands.
On Monday, Dutch media reported that a supermarket employee suffered leg
burns when a Nokia phone exploded in his trouser pocket.
In August, a 33-year-old woman suffered burns to her face when her Nokia
phone exploded. At the time, the Finnish company said the accident occurred
because the woman had not used an original Nokia battery in her phone.
'Now they cannot say any longer that these are just incidents. This is the
second time in a short period that a Nokia phone exploded,' said Ms Juliette
Oolders of the Consumentenbond.
According to the watchdog organisation, the latest incident involved a new
Nokia phone with the original battery.
The Consumentenbond has sent a letter to Nokia demanding an investigation. It
has also alerted the Dutch government inspection service to the potential
dangers of Nokia products.
The Dutch division of Nokia said it was investigating the latest incident.
'In past cases in Europe of exploding phones, investigation showed that no
original batteries were used,' a Nokia spokesman said. -- AFP
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