Mobile phone does a Dell and bursts into flames in pocket

Link: Fire official: Man’s cell phone apparently sets him ablaze – CNN.com

A cell phone apparently ignited in a man’s pocket and started a fire that burned his hotel room and caused severe burns over half his body, fire department officials said.

Alex saw this bit of light entertainment (his words, not mine!)

Deary me. Mobile phones doing a Dell, eh? My E61 gets awfully hot sometimes…. I wonder if his handset was faulty?