Boy Burned After Phone Explodes In Brisbane

A teenage boy has burns on his chest after a mobile phone exploded at a home north of Brisbane.

Paramedics were called to a home at Dakabin about 10.30pm on Sunday.

The boy was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a stable condition. The ambulance service could not say what brand the phone was.

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