Indian woman hurt as Nokia phone battery explodes

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KOLKATA, (India), Sept 1 (AFP): A pregnant woman suffered burns in eastern India after the battery of her Nokia mobile phone exploded minutes after she put the handset on charge, police said Saturday.
The Finnish phone maker warned last month in front-page advertisements in leading Indian dailies that some of its batteries were overheating after around 100 such incidents were reported globally.
The battery that exploded was, however from the firm's BL-D3 series, and not from BL-5C that Nokia recalled a month ago, police said.
"The injuries were not serious. She was discharged from the hospital after first aid," police official Ananda Sarkar told AFP in eastern Kolkata city.
The battery-purchased with the handset in 2004 -- blew up about 10 minutes after it was put on charge.
"I became nervous for a few seconds when the handset blew up triggering a ball of fire. Then I ran out of the flat," 30-year- old Kishori Saha said. Nokia said the woman might be compensated.