Dell explodes all over the place

A British family had a close shave recently when a Dell laptop in their home exploded, reports the Leicester Mercury.

The incident sent computer bits and bobs flying around the living room, flinging tiny batteries at household objects and setting fire to the carpet and a sofa.

The drama happened weeks before the Dell battery recall, said Dad Shaun Allen. The laptop was a Latitude C600, bought for an expensive £500.

Batteries were "shooting out like fireworks, like rockets," Allen was quoted by Leicester Mercury.

The family is getting a replacement laptop from the computer giant.