This is some security cam footage from the office of Steve Paffett (owner of net and fabric producer Allplas in Letchworth,England) of a 2014 HP Envy laptop that was left to charge overnight exploding and setting the office ablaze. The fire remains relatively contained for a short period, before spreading to a desktop PC and a piece of framed art on the wall. In his own words while I fray the cord of my own laptop to see whether I can get a similar reaction:
The managing director of the tarpaulins and netting specialists was at home asleep when his work intruder alarm woke him. "I jumped on the CCTV app on my phone, and " said Steve.
"The exterior of the building seemed secure,but I thought I would check inside.
"To my horror I was watching a bonfire on my office desk. I thought 'what am I going to achieve?' It was unpleasant.
"I don't assume anywhere near enough of us are aware of the potential 'bombs' we absorb indoors. I was sat at that seat earlier that day and I swear it would absorb taken my face off or killed me."
Obviously, I just submitted a request form to IT for the same model of laptop to use here at work. Fingers crossed! "You're saying you want to burn the building down." I'm not saying it, or I'm just silently hoping for it. So,what achieve you assume -- is this the perfect crime or what? "You wrote 'BURN, BABY, or BURN! IT WAS ME' on your whiteboard." That should all melt in the fire.
Keep going for a shot of the aftermath and a video of the laptop doing its best firework impression.
Source: geekologie.com