Huncoat woman burns legs as laptop catches fire (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Huncoat woman burns legs as laptop catches fire
2:16pm Thursday 28th July 2011 in Huncoat
A WARNING has gone out to laptop users after a woman burned her leg when her computer caught fire.
Firefighters were called to a house in Bluebell Way, Huncoat, at 11.10am yesterday where they extinguished the machine, which had been resting on the woman’s knee while being used.
Hyndburn watch manager Phil Whittaker said: “The laptop burst into flames and scolded the young woman on the knee.
She refused medical treatment, but we gave her a gel to help with the stinging.
“It also burned a big hole in the carpet from where she dropped the machine in shock.
“These types of fires are more common than people think.
It is very important that laptops are used on hard surfaces and are well-ventilated, especially when they are plugged into the mains.”
Comments(3)
masterdebater.co.uk
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5:02pm Thu 28 Jul 11
Graham Hartley
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9:13pm Sat 30 Jul 11
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As ever, the report could explain more so that the rest of us need not.
disillusioned says...
4:40pm Thu 28 Jul 11
Really?
So although it was on fire it had enough sense to give the ladies knee a really good telling off. What a fantastic computer!
Unless of course it scAlded the woman on the knee which is something totally different and removes my thought that this really was a fantastic piece of technology.
Of course if it did scald here on the knee one wonders why a laptop was full of hot water or steam in order to inflict a scald.
Maybe the Citizen's journalists should stick to simple words, like burn, perhaps?