Exploding laptop

The internets has just reported Dell’s second (documented on the internet) exploding laptop. According to Consumerist:

A Dell laptop’s battery caught on fire in a company’s IT department this week, burning a hole right through the casing. Nearby techs used fire extinguishers to put out the blaze. Employee Henrik took pictures to document the affair…

Along with the acrid stench of burnt battery fluid, I smell Dell’s stock slowly slipping. Sell high, buy low!

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via Consumerist

Tagged: Dell, Laptops, Spontaneous Combustion