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BANGALORE: Delegates attending a conference in Osaka, Japan were caught unawares when a Dell laptop exploded and burst into flames without warning. The report of the exploding laptop, accompanied by digital photos, was first revealed on the technology industry news site, The Inquirer last week.

A reader Gaston who sent the photographs to the site reported, “The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes."

Dell officials announced that they are investigating the incident. Some suspect that the explosion occurred due to overheated batteries.

"We have captured the notebook and have begun investigating the event," a Dell spokeswoman said, confirming that the laptop was made by Dell. In December 2005, Dell had to recall a batch of 22.000 batteries due to overheating issues. There have also been reported incidents of Mac laptops bursting into flames. Recently, a TV channel based in Minnesota, USA, reported a case of an iBook catching fire.