Blackberry Curve 8900 will not power on

Hello!
Earlier today I left my curve out in my car by accident for about a 1/2 hr. When I got back into my car, I checked the phone like normal and it wouldn't power on. I've done a battery pull a couple of times and have had it plugged into the USB port on the back of my computer for the past 2 hours and it won't work.
When I first plug it in, or do a battery pull the red LED light stays lit for about 10 seconds then the screen just stays black and the LED light is not on either. I've tried to also hold down the power button to see if it comes back on.
I have a wall charger at home I can try when I get home, but any other suggestions if that doesn't work?

Pull the battery and reinsert. Give it a few minutes just as you would if it was powering up normally. After you give it 4 or 5 minutes, try calling it. Does it ring? My first assumption would be that the display overheated and no longer works. When you plug it into the computer does the computer see it and make the sound that it's connected?
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