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In a rather rare incident, a 16-year-old died and two others were injured on Tuesday when a television exploded in their house in Ghaziabad.
The three were rushed to GTB Hospital in Delhi for treatment following the explosion, where doctors declared Omendra brought dead. Karan and his mother are undergoing treatment.
Sunil Kumar Singh, chief fire officer, added that as a result of the impact, the entire room in which the television was kept had cracks and sustained damage.
The incident is truly shocking as it’s not often that one hears of an exploding television. The death of the teen begs the question is a television safe and what causes these devices to explode.
Here’s what we know about exploding televisions.
Can TVs really explode?
Experts note that one of the reasons that the television exploded could have been owing to an old or faulty capacitor.
For those who are unaware, TV capacitors store electric charge. Their main purpose is to supply the TV’s main board with just the right amount of power. They also help in reducing the noise of a TV’s visuals and reduce buzz in audio by damping sudden movements of current inside the TV.
