Lightning strike causes cell phone to explode

Both the youths received minor burn injuries in the incident,they said.

The cellphones were reported to be a Chinese-make. According to eyewitnesses who rushed to the spot,the duo were found in a semi-conscious state with scattered pieces of the exploded mobile handsets,Budadeet police station SHO Dhirendra Singh said.

Sultanpur community health centre chief medical officer Dr S D Sharma said the youths were treated in the hospital for burn injuries on stomach and feet. They were later discharged,he said.