Apple sued over exploding iPod

CINCINNATI, March 14 (UPI) -- An Ohio mother is suing Apple for $225,000 in damages, alleging her son's iPod exploded in his pants and left him with serious burns.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Cincinnati, contends the iPod went off in the 15-year-old boy's pants while he was sitting in his desk at school, PC World reported Friday.

The complaint says when he "heard a loud pop and immediately felt a burning sensation on his leg." When he stood up, he realized the device was on fire.

"(He) immediately ran to the bathroom and took off his burning pants with the assistance of a friend," the lawsuit states. "The Apple (Pod Touch) had burned through (his) pants pocket and melted through his nylon/Spandex underwear, burning his leg."

PC World said the lawsuit claims the boy suffered second-degree burns along with other "physical and mental conditions that will cause him to suffer pain, mental distress, emotional distress and otherwise for the rest of his life."

The family is demanding $75,000 in compensatory damages, $75,000 in punitive damages, and $75,000 in legal fees and other "special damages."