The device was not connected to the charger
The tragic incident with the smartphone explosion is reported by the Gizmochina resource. An 8-year-old girl named Adityashree died when her Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone exploded in her hand. It all happened last night, at 22:30 local time, in the city of Thrissur (Kerala) in India. According to forensic experts, the smartphone was not charging during the incident, but it overheated and exploded, which led to the tragedy.
According to the police, Adityashri suffered serious facial injuries. As a result of the explosion, the girl lost several fingers of her right hand, and fractures of the hand were also diagnosed.
Redmi Note 5 Pro exploded in India, killing an 8-year-old girl.
According to Ashok Kumar, the father of the deceased child, his daughter and grandmother were at home at the time of the incident. The grandmother told the police that the child was playing games on his mobile phone while lying under the covers. She went to the kitchen to get some food and when she returned, she heard a loud explosion, and then found her granddaughter in a pool of blood.
Ashok Kumar asked for a thorough investigation into the incident. Local police are actively investigating the case, collecting debris and detailed forensic examinations. At the moment, Xiaomi has not commented on the incident.
