Lithium battery explodes in boy’s mouth in India

A young boy in India was injured after a lithium battery exploded inside his mouth when he bit into it at a mobile phone shop.

The shocking moment was captured on CCTV and has since circulated widely online.

Device burst in his mouth as he bit into it

As shown in a 24-second video shared by an X user on Friday (6 Feb), the boy stood by a mobile store’s counter service while holding a lithium battery in his hand.

He then put the battery into his mouth and started biting it.

Almost immediately, the battery exploded in his mouth, causing him to drop the burning device.

As the device flew towards the staff behind the counter, they fled the scene in panic.

Shocking incident inside a mobile shop when a boy began chewing on a Lithium Phone Battery. Within seconds, the battery exploded, leaving him seriously injured. The injured boy was rushed for medical treatment pic.twitter.com/03MeyXz28p

— Rosy (@rose_k01) February 5, 2026

One of the staff then quickly picked up the ignited battery and threw it away.

It remains unclear when and where exactly the incident to...