The sound of it was what first threw me for a loop but then the smell of a strong chemical/burning smell is what got me. “You can imagine how quickly I jumped out of bed. “Monday night while we were in bed, the battery in my MacBook Pro blew and a small fire filled my house with smoke,” writes Gagne. In a Facebook post detailing what happen, Gagne shared several photos of the charred husk of his MacBook Pro, along with a description of the incident that could very well have burned his house down. This is not dangerous, according to Apple. This is due to a different component failing, which causes the battery to swell up. As designer Steven Gagne recently discovered, the “fire safety risk” is very real.Īpple announced the recall on Thursday, June 20th, and it was probably in response to reports from users like Gagne, whose battery decided to blow up on Monday, June 17th. Apple has determined that, in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units, the battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk. Some units of the 13-inch MacBook Pro (non-Touch Bar) manufactured between October 2016 and October 2017 are eligible for a free battery replacement from Apple. ![]() ![]() A couple of weeks ago, Apple announced a recall of “a limited number” of Mid-2015 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros because “the battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk.” But if you thought that yours is probably fine and haven’t taken the time to check your serial yet, think again.
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