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iPad Battery Almost Explodes in Apple’s Amsterdam Store, Customers Evacuated

Potentially harmful vapors were released into the air

Aug 20, 2018 09:25 GMT  ·  By
Apple's Amsterdam store evacuated on Sunday
   Apple's Amsterdam store evacuated on Sunday

An Apple Store in Leidseplein square in Amsterdam has been evacuated and temporarily closed on Sunday after an iPad battery overheated and almost exploded, releasing potentially harmful vapors into the air.

According to iCulture, there was an incident reported on Sunday afternoon by the employees of Apple's Amsterdam store in Leidseplein square, which was reportedly caused by an iPad whose battery started leaking and emanating potentially hazardous toxins into the air.

The staff and customers were immediately evacuated after the incident, and three of the Amsterdam Apple Store employees suffered from respiratory problems due to the vapors emitted by the overheated battery. "Probably there is a leaking battery pack," said an Apple Store spokesperson for the fire brigade.

The Apple Store employees immediately put the iPad in a bin and covered it with sand so that it won't release further hazardous toxins into the air and possibly affect customers that were present in the store. The Amsterdam fire department intervened quickly and examined the three employees suffering from respiratory issues.

No question of littering fragments

According to the report, there's been no question of littering fragments from the iPad battery, which didn't explode in the true sense of the word but only expanded in size due to excessive overheat, thus allowing the acids to break through and potentially harm the respiratory system of people in the store.

No further measures were needed to stop the iPad's faulty battery from leaking and emitting hazardous vapours into the air and the Amsterdam fire department immediately started airing the Apple Store, recommending Apple Store's employees to keep the store well ventilated.

The Apple Store in Amsterdam will be opened again as soon as the vapors have completed disappeared. This isn't the first time this happens as there were similar incidents in Apple Stores in Spain and Switzerland earlier this year caused by iPhone devices with faulty batteries exploding or swelling due to overheating.  

   

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