At a June 2006 conference in Japan, a Dell laptop suddenly exploded into flames. Luckily for its owner, the explosion occurred while the PC was sitting on a table and not in his lap. Gaston, a reader of the Inquirer, witnessed the malfunction and reported that the notebook continued to burn, producing several more explosions over the course of about five minutes.
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If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, Gaston has some advice for you: “Fire extinguishers leave a mess on your suit and belongings; pack your stuff (if you can) and leave, leave, leave!”
Unfortunately it’s probably only a matter of time before something like this happens on an airplane.
You can get to the Dell recall site by clicking here.
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