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iPod Sets Pants on Fire

by Mike Abundo on October 6th, 2007

“So I look down and I see flames coming up to my chest,” said Danny Williams.

Williams said the burn hole from the pocket of his pants marks the spot of his 15 seconds of flame. He said he had an iPod Nano and an glossy piece of paper in his pocket. He believes the paper shielded him from being burned.

“I’m still kind of freaked out that after only a year and a half my iPod caught fire in my pocket,” said Williams.

The iPod uses a lithium ion battery — the same type of battery under recall for setting laptops on fire.

I’m so glad my mobile media player is not an iPod.

(Image via Hand Held Items.)

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