A shocking incident happened in the Indian state of Rajasthan. A 28-year-old man died after his headphones exploded while on the phone while using them. The probable cause of death is cardiac arrest. Doctors and the investigation will reveal more details later.
So far, they believe that the cause of the explosion could have been poor assembly and/or a possible power surge. Anyway, the headphones exploded right in Rakesh Kumar Nagar's ears, damaging his ear (or maybe both).
As a result, the boy lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital, where, according to the doctor, he died "probably of cardiac arrest." The diagnosis is not particularly accurate, since any cardiac arrest is, one way or another, accompanied by death.
An explosion of headphones during use killed a person
According to reports, Nagar used headphones to listen to music or make phone calls. They were connected to a smartphone, which, in turn, was charging. It is quite possible that this is somehow related to the cause of the explosion.
While many reports focused only on the actual explosion and death of the young man, there is some information about a possible cause in the report TV9Marathi, which says: "Suddenly the light went out, and after the light returned, the headphones in his ears exploded." The headphone explosion may have been due to a lethal combination of a poor quality device with a potential power surge that can occur after a power outage.
The brand name of the headphones is not named, but it is known that the model belonged to one of the local manufacturers - such, for example, are sold inexpensively at gas stations and other small retail outlets. It is noteworthy that similar incidents occur not only with budget options that do not meet safety standards, but also with rather expensive electronics.
As NotebookCheck reported, a few years ago a woman's Beats headphones exploded on a Beijing-Melbourne flight, and a man in Florida recently barely managed to get Apple AirPods out of his ears before one of the headphones exploded. Fortunately, he noticed the smoke coming from the device in time.
The brand of the corresponding headphones is not reported, although it was commented on Twitter, that this device was a cheap "local" brand sold at gas stations.
