MacBook battery exploded

erikad100 Said:

"MacBook battery exploded: This laptop Just blew up and almost caused a fire. The smoke was unreal. Anyone else had this happen? The fire department said the battery exploded in the laptop. Not good Apple!"

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Warranty:

Just how old is this MacBook? Apple grants you a one-year, out-of-the-box, limited-warranty. So, if it has been less than a year, or if it is covered under AppleCare, I would recommend you contact Apple Support, seeing what your options are for coverage.

Contacting Apple Support:

• Contact Us - Choose Locations
• Proceed from there as necessary

Note: Phone calls are taking a bit to go through at the moment, due to lots of calls. With the Coronavirus Pandemic, many are at home at the moment, with much time on their hands to contact Apple. So, just stay on the line, and you will get through :)

Intense screenshot - Show this to Apple, ASAP.

Provide Feedback on this:

1. Go Here: Feedback - MacBook - Apple
2. Select: "Performance" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: on the image, by including its URL https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/ff91389b-0663-4c20-a8cd-022af7389915
4. Proceed from there as necessary.

erikad100 Said:

"10 years old but still should not have caused my house to almost burn down. Really was a scary situation. My daughters desk is burnt!"

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Properly Disposing of This:

As for disposing of it, go to your local Transfer Station (dump), asking for the proper procedure to do proceed with disposing it. There are contaminants in it.

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