It looks like Dells are n’t the only laptops on the block tocatch fire . Employees in Kristiansand “ get an unpleasant surprise when the stamp battery In their 12″ Powerbook G4 laptop computer short caught ardour yesterday . ”
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The fervency originated from the battery , and then “ fall out , even though it was locked . ” He push the laptop computer into a metallic element trash can to curb it , but that ’s when things start out interesting .
I would liken this to the type of flak you saw in Kuwait during the first Gulf war , Skrede tell . – This type of laptop computer uses Li - ion batteries , and they make their own oxygen when they burn . So you ca n’t halt the blast by choking it , halon does n’t process either . Putting out the fire with piddle is not to be recommended , as vicious gases develop , and water supply dissipates it quicker .
Full translation of the article after the jump .
mack tok fyr p skrivebordet[Itavisen – Thanks to Benny for the translation ! ]
The employee of “ Ide ` til Produkt AS ” in Kristiansand got an unpleasant surprise when the shelling In their 12″ Powerbook G4 laptop computer all of a sudden caught fire yesterday .
The laptop was place on a rack from Apple , and I used external keyboard and monitor . of a sudden smoke appeared from the box of the laptop computer , were the barrage fire was situated . I instinctively go away , and then fire shot out of the laptop computer .
Then the barrage fire fly out , even though it was engage , S lve Skrede evidence ITavisen.no
Skrede , with the help of a uncommitted keyboard manage to campaign the barrage fire from the desktop to a trash ABA transit number made out of brand . Then he carry the trash bin to the concrete flooring outside the office , in the nick of time – because in the trash bin the fire escalated .
– I would equate this to the type of flak you saw in Kuwait during the first Gulf state of war , Skrede tells .
– This type of laptop uses lithium - ion battery , and they create their own oxygen when they burn . So you ca n’t stop the fire by choking it , halon does n’t work either .
Putting out the ardor with water is not to be recommended , as vicious gases modernize , and water fool away it faster .
Just after the incident he contacted Apple about what had happened . They took the incident seriously , the laptop will be sent to Apples labs in Ireland , and supervene upon .
Skrede is n’t too upset about stuff personnel casualty , but security measure is the main issue here .
I ’d care to think that this is the outcome of a series of coincident , but it still is important to square up the exact cause of this , to invalidate it bump again in the futurity , Skrede conclude .
He shudders at the view of this happening in a plane or in a abidance with the owners departed .
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