Boy, 11, dies after charging phone EXPLODES and sets fire to his clothes during online lesson

A LITTLE boy has died after his mobile phone EXPLODED and set him on fire during an online class, reports say. The school pupil was using his charging phone when it suddenly ignited, an education official in Vietnam said. AlamyA boy has died after his phone exploded and his clothes caught fire, reports say[/caption] Named only as NVQ in reports, the child was attending class at his home in Nghe An Province via video link due to Covid restrictions. He was wearing earphones when his phone exploded and his clothes caught fire at around 4pm, reports local media. Neighbours reportedly rushed to help the boy but he died later that night. It is not known what type of phone or charger he was using. The boy was in fifth grade which means he was around 10 or 11-years-old. Police are investigating the boy’s horrific death. Most read in News BUNDLE OF JOY Docs said I couldn’t have kids… now I'm one of the world's oldest mums at 70 ROAD RAGE Dramatic moment fuming mum DRIVES Range Rover into eco-protesters blocking road 'SO LOVED' 'Beautiful' influencer, 22, killed in crash weeks after 'predicting' her death PARKING MAD Family whose FIVE cars won't fit on their drive complain at cost of parking SCUFF LUCK Mum fuming as son's school Kickers wear out just days after she bought them TWISTED BY HATE Amess murder suspect 'radicalised after watching Anjem Choudary hate vids' Officials said that children in Nam Dan District returned to school three weeks ago but still attend online classes once a week. It comes after a student, 18, died in India after his bed caught fire when his phone was connected to a charger. The unnamed teenager died from horrific burns to his body, reports The Times of India.