A fire caused damage to house 117 on Granite Street in Biddeford (Maine state, USA) caused by a laptop computer while charging. The owner plugged in the Dell Inspiron 1200 and left it and went to work.

" Something must have happened to the power cord of the battery charger or adapter ," said Christopher Stanford, the police inspector. " The living room is the most damaged and that's where this laptop is ."

Dell laptops again burn and destroy a house images 1 Firefighters said the computer was identified as the only cause of the fire. They have eliminated other reasons such as intentional fire.

" The sofa has been completely burned and the computer is on the remains of the chair, " Stanford said. When the fire happened, there was no one at home, so it did not cause damage to people. Total damage is estimated at $ 100,000.

This is the second fire that destroyed homes in this area. Before that, a Compaq computer was fired and caused the same damage. Dell spokesman has not commented yet. 2006 was the year the company faced a laptop battery recovery because it caused many fires.