Eight-year-old girl dies as mobile explodes while watching video

THRISSUR: An eight-year-old girl died after a mobile phone exploded in Thiruvilwamala. The dead is Adithyashree, the only daughter of former panchayat member Ashok Kumar and Soumya of Pattiparambu Kunnathu Veettil. She was a third-class student of Christ New Life School. The incident happened last night.

Her family said the phone while it was being charged exploded while she was watching a video. The neighbours said they heard the sound of an explosion from the house. The Pazhayannur police have started an investigation. The body has been shifted to a private hospital.