Woman shocked after answering a charging iPhone
Posted by: Jon on 07/15/2013 08:44 AM
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Apple has initiated a safety investigation into why an iPhone while being charged shocked and killed a woman in China.
The Daily Mail reports that the tragedy involving Ma Ailun, a former flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, is said to have collapsed to the ground when she picked up her smartphone as it charged at home on Thursday.
The 23-year-old, who was planning to wed on August 8, was rushed to hospital in Xinjiang, northwest China, but medics were unable to revive her.
Her sister then wrote on social networking site Weibo: 'I want to warn everyone else not to make phone calls when your mobile phone is recharging.'
She said Ma had bought the iPhone in December at an official Apple store and was using the original charger to recharge the phone when the incident occurred.
Apple, who manufactures the state-of-the-art smartphone, said it had launched a 'thorough investigation', adding: 'We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the family.
'We will fully investigate and co-operate with authorities in this matter.'
China’s popular social media chat sites, called Weibos, were flooded with posts urging fellow iPhone users not to make calls while charging their phones.
And many warned to only use original chargers and avoid plugging in cheap copy chargers which are widely available.
'Be sure to select only qualified, certifiable products - the best is the original because safety is most assured. Don’t buy fake chargers!' warned poster Zhao Chao.
Apple products are popular in China but new items are quickly cloned by the country’s infamous copy merchants who produce look-a-like fake phones, laptops, iPads and iPods, which are often hard to distinguish from originals.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail obtained by Reuters.
Apple declined to comment on details, such as whether this was an isolated case.
The Daily Mail reports that the tragedy involving Ma Ailun, a former flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, is said to have collapsed to the ground when she picked up her smartphone as it charged at home on Thursday.The 23-year-old, who was planning to wed on August 8, was rushed to hospital in Xinjiang, northwest China, but medics were unable to revive her.
Her sister then wrote on social networking site Weibo: 'I want to warn everyone else not to make phone calls when your mobile phone is recharging.'
She said Ma had bought the iPhone in December at an official Apple store and was using the original charger to recharge the phone when the incident occurred.
Apple, who manufactures the state-of-the-art smartphone, said it had launched a 'thorough investigation', adding: 'We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the family.
'We will fully investigate and co-operate with authorities in this matter.'
China’s popular social media chat sites, called Weibos, were flooded with posts urging fellow iPhone users not to make calls while charging their phones.
And many warned to only use original chargers and avoid plugging in cheap copy chargers which are widely available.
'Be sure to select only qualified, certifiable products - the best is the original because safety is most assured. Don’t buy fake chargers!' warned poster Zhao Chao.
Apple products are popular in China but new items are quickly cloned by the country’s infamous copy merchants who produce look-a-like fake phones, laptops, iPads and iPods, which are often hard to distinguish from originals.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail obtained by Reuters.
Apple declined to comment on details, such as whether this was an isolated case.
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