'Lucky escape' for Walsall family after laptop went up in flames
A family's laptop went up in flames after using the wrong battery bought off the internet.
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Walsall Fire Station said the family had a 'lucky escape' after the incident in the town on Sunday which left the laptop charred, and advised computer-users to only purchase genuine chargers and batteries.
The station tweeted saying: "Lucky escape for a family in Walsall today when a non original battery bought off the internet set this laptop on fire. We would advise you buy only genuine chargers and batteries!"