"I would compare this to the type of fire you saw in Kuwait during the first Gulf war. This type of laptop uses lithium-ion batteries, and they create their own oxygen when they burn. So you can't stop the fire by choking it, halon doesn't work either. Putting out the fire with water is not to be recommended, as poisonous gases develop, and water dissipates it faster." - An excerpt from article posted at gizmodo.
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Suggestion: Try not to keep you laptop switched on and unattended.
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