The shocking moment a mobile phone allegedly exploded inside a man's pocket setting him on fire at a shopping mall in Morocco has has been seen in a viral video clip.
The man on fire
A video has emerged on social media showing a man in flames running around a mall as online reports claimed the fire was caused by a mobile phone which exploded in his pocket inside a mall.
The Dubai Civil Defence on its official Twitter account, explained that the fire was caused due to a faulty mobile phone that exploded in the victim's pocket.
According to Moroccan news site, Agadir24, the man who went up in flames, is a 30-year-old criminal and the incident happened at the entrance of the Marjane supermarket in Morocco on June 3rd.
It was gathered that the man who has a criminal record first entered the mall on Sunday morning to steal. He was caught in the act of shoplifting and was forced to pay for it or go to prison.
Once the stolen object was paid for, he left the store, only to return later in the afternoon equipped with a flammable product with which he set himself on fire.
He suffered second and third-degree burns and was taken to Hassan II Hospital in Agadir by law enforcement who arrived at the scene.
Watch the video below.