3.3K views · 16 reactions | Housefires caused by batteries have more than doubled in recent years. It's mainly power tools, e-rideables and phones with lithium ion batteries that are exploding. But how can you protect yourself and your home? Reporter: Pamela Medlen. | ABC Perth | Facebook

This phone is literally blowing up. A repairman’s attempt to fix a customer’s cellphone backfired after the device’s battery exploded and suddenly burst into flames at a shop in India last week. The security footage was posted to Twitter, showing the mobile explosion that nearly killed the young client and shopkeeper. The India Herald said the young boy had gone to a mobile repair shop in Pali because he was unable to charge his phone. When the repairman, Mahesh Chaurasia, tried to inspect the d