Not many people carry pagers anymore... so I wonder about cell phones.
I don't think it is the lithium batteries alone that exploded (at least I hope that is true). They must have been rigged with small explosives. Lithium batteries are bad enough in terms of a fire hazard, toxic manufacturing processes, etc. without adding controlled detonation to their already long list of problems.
Not many people carry pagers anymore... so I wonder about cell phones.
I don't think it is the lithium batteries alone that exploded (at least I hope that is true). They must have been rigged with small explosives. Lithium batteries are bad enough in terms of a fire hazard, toxic manufacturing processes, etc. without adding controlled detonation to their already long list of problems.
I heard that the lithium batteries were painted with explosives, then the pager was triggered to heat the batteries, then they exploded.
Some people were quick enough to toss them as soon as they warmed up so they were not hurt.