Mountain Biker Suffers Severe Burns After Fall Sparks iPhone Explosion

A cyclist in Australia was left in absolute agony after his iPhone 6 exploded in his pocket following a fall.Gareth Clear took a minor tumble while mountain biking through the Manly Dam reserve near Sydney on Sunday afternoon.But although the fall wasnt serious, he says the force of the impact with the ground caused his devices battery to blow upcausingthird degree burns on his thigh, which required a skin graft,the Sydney Morning Herald reports.Gareth Clear is a man who likes adrenaline' but on Sunday a routine ride took a turn. #9ACA https://t.co/rQ77gjAStf A Current Affair (@ACurrentAffair9) August 2, 2016 I suddenly saw this incredible plume of smoke, said Clear, who likened the surging pain to someone pushing a huge block of ice against his leg. It was pretty freaking painful, the 36-year-old management consultant, who moved to nearby Bondi from England six years ago, added.After burning his fingers while trying to peel the smoldering gadget from his leg, Clear managed to knock it off using his fist. Fearing chemicals from his iPhones lithium-ion battery would seep into his bloodstream, he tried cleaning his wound with water from his sports bottle before pushing his bike back down the trail for more than one mile.@tim_cook @AppleNewsAU @AppleNewsUK iPhone exploded in back pocket after bike fall. Skin graft surgery required pic.twitter.com/QG26cuLYXH Gareth Clear (@gareth_clear) July 31, 2016 Clear made itto the nearby Manly General Hospital, and from there was transferred to the specialist Royal North Shore Burns Hospital for the skin graft. Hell continue receiving treatment until at least Friday, when he hopes hell be discharged with a care plan.He posted a graphic photograph of his wound to Twitter, in which he tagged the iPhones manufacturer Apple, on Sunday. But he said the response from the California-based tech company had so far been underwhelming.No ones asked me how are you' Hows your body' Hows the hole in your leg thats just exploded, hows that' he told 9News. It was a very technical-driven response, which surprised me. But look, I bear no grudges against Apple. Clear did, however, urge Apple to issue a statement over whether a similar incident could happen again. I just dont want the circumstances to be worse for someone else, he added.The Huffington Post has reached out to Apple for comment. One in every 10 million lithium-ion batteriescan fail, Battery Safety Consultings Dan Doughty told CNet.In November 2011, two iPhone 4s explodedone in Brazil and one on board an Australian airliner. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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