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A 22-year-old welder in China was killed after his Motorola cell phone exploded in the man's chest pocket.

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Motorola officials are working with Chinese authorities to figure out what caused the explosion. The phone reportedly was exposed to high temperatures before it blew up.

Officials from Motorola (NYSE: MOT) are working with authorities in China to determine what caused a cell phone explosion that killed a 22-year-old Chinese man.

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