Japanese authorities reported the first case of an Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) laptop catching fire in Japan and ordered the U.S. company to investigate the trouble involving faulty Sony batteries and to report back within a week, according to this WashingtonPost.com article.
Last week, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company told its customers to return 1.8 million batteries worldwide that could cause their laptops to overheat and catch fire _ just 10 days after Dell Inc. recalled 4.1 million faulty laptop batteries for the same reason. It was the largest recall involving electronics in the history of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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