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Best Buy recalls 5,100 MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire |
June 20, 2013
Best Buy has recalled about 5,100 replacement batteries for Apple's MacBook Pro laptops, after 13 reports that the battery caught fire, a U.S. consumer safety agency said.The ATG lithium-ion batteries can catch fire while charging, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement Wednesday.The recall covers both black and white ATG lithium-ion replacement batteries for MacBook Pro laptops. "Model number 'MC-MBOOK13B' is on the label of the black battery and model number 'MC-BOOK13W' is on the label of the white battery," CPSC said. The ATG logo is on both batteries.Best Buy has received 13 reports that the battery caught fire, including one of a serious burn to a consumer's leg, according to CPSC.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2042480/best-buy-recalls-5100-macbook-pro-replacement-batteries-after-reports-of-fire.html#tk.rss_all
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