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Chinese boy destroys US$30,000 worth of phones in home fire; dad’s response shocks everyone
A five-year-old boy in southern China accidentally caused a fire by igniting a tissue near a short-circuiting power strip, destroying US$30,000 worth of phones stored at his father's home workshop. The father, Peng, who runs a mobile phone shop in Shenzhen, received online praise for his calm response to the incident.
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