Apple store in Amsterdam evacuated and three staff treated 'after iPad explodes'
Three staff were treated for potentially inhaling noxious fumes caused by a punctured battery, according to reports.
UK, Monday 20 August 2018
Preview of the new Apple Store in Amsterdam, on March 1, 2012. The new store, the first in the Benelux, opens his doors on March 3. AFP PHOTO/ANP ADE JOHNSON netherlands out (Photo credit should read ADE JOHNSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Image: The Apple store in Amsterdam was evacuated
An Apple store in the Netherlands was evacuated after an iPad battery exploded and released noxious fumes into the air, according to reports.
Three members of staff at the shop in Amsterdam had breathing problems and were treated at the scene, the city's fire service said in a tweet.
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Could one of these phones, any brand, not necessarily Apple explode on a plane? This seems to be problematic. I know the chances of these little devices exploding is probably one out of 10,000,000 but it does seem like it is possible. Does anyone know?
I-pad, I-phone, I thought the first story I read from Mashable had it as a phone. A bit of a buzz on this story today.
Customers did have to flee the store from what I saw.
