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Japan orders Sony, Dell to probe battery fires

Other manufacturers told to take note
Thu Aug 24 2006, 14:55
THE JAPANESE Ministry of Trade has told both Sony and Dell to investigate two incidents of fires from notebooks in the country.

According to Associated Press, both firms have to report by the end of this month or be fined. Other laptop manufacturers have also been told to check whether their batteries are safe.

We reported in June on a fire at a computer conference in Osaka which produced a spectacular conflagration. Dell recalled 4.1 million batteries at the beginning of last week, as we exclusively reported ahead of the pack. µ

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