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INQ reader's amazing snaps

By Paul Hales: Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 1:22 PM

AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.

Gaston, our astonished reader reports: "The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes".

Should you witness such an event, his advice is, "Don't try anything courageous/stupid, stay away, away, away!"



One Dell of a bang

"For the record, this is a Dell machine," notes Gaston. "It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane," he suggests.

Our witness managed to catch all the action in these amazing pictures.

"Fire extinguishers leave a mess on your suit and belongings; pack your stuff (if you can) and leave, leave, leave!" he advises.

We don't have any further details of the model of the computer in question. In light of the evidence, however, we'd suggest you avoid actually using a laptop on your lap. Ouch.



Flaming Dell

hala. goodluck dell corp.

hala kakuyaw ani....Dell raba sad ni ako laptop gamit..

I also have a Dell Inspiron 6k laptop.  Maka praning oi ning init na ra ba.  Ako bitaw ning papahulayon ron.

Kuyaw ba,wa kauyon sa nag confe.Maayo baya ang Dell oy,halinon man na dire,barato pod kay sa japan made.Karon pa pod ko kadungog ani.Di kaha ni hokos pokos?

na hala ajaw namo gamit ug Dell nga laptop kay basin ug muboto.

Hadloka ug masunog atong nawong.

Actually, top quality bya ang Dell except na dihay time na nag recall sila sa ilang battery kay ga overheat.  My battery died down in just a year without using it but I couldn't have it replaced kay human naman sa warranty sa battery. 

ang MAc laptop.. d jud muhilis ang fan