While this laptop was sitting in standby mode, it caught on fire and set off smoke alarms. The whole building had to be evacuated as the fire fighters came in to investigate. From the looks of it, the battery caught on fire hence the smoldering battery compatment. After all the smoke had cleared, the laptop top portion was plastic-welded together with the bottom. And yes - it is a Dell. Just in case you guys did not catch the first reported case of SLC, a Dell in Japan caught on fire too. Link.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Spontaneous Laptop Combustion
While this laptop was sitting in standby mode, it caught on fire and set off smoke alarms. The whole building had to be evacuated as the fire fighters came in to investigate. From the looks of it, the battery caught on fire hence the smoldering battery compatment. After all the smoke had cleared, the laptop top portion was plastic-welded together with the bottom. And yes - it is a Dell. Just in case you guys did not catch the first reported case of SLC, a Dell in Japan caught on fire too. Link.
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