It seems that no personal casualties have been lamented beyond a few minor annoyances caused by the gases that an iPad battery emitted when it exploded. Yes, in this case se is about an iPad battery that caused the evacuation and at first those responsible for the store did not hesitate to vacate it and call the emergency services to solve the problem. The Amsterdam store is fully operational again and the event has not grown.
It happened while Apple technicians were handling the bad battery
This time it is a problem caused by the handling in the store of an iPad battery in bad condition. According to local media, while working on a defective iPad battery (apparently swollen) it "exploded" without causing personal injury to technicians and customers which is in these cases the best news, but it did cause the eviction of the store to avoid greater evils.
These are a couple of tweets with the news that occurred yesterday afternoon:
Drie mensen onwel door geëxplodeerde iPad in Apple Store https://t.co/Jn3EkAtE6Y pic.twitter.com/35L7FE1Yi6
- AT5 (@ AT5) August 19st, 2018
Brandweer aanwezig bij incident met mobiel apparaat bij de #applestore #leidseplein. Geen rook, wel drie personen met ademhalings problemen. Vermoedelijk door een lekkende accupack. Zij worden ter plaatse nagekeken.
- Brandweer AA (@BrandweerAA) August 19st, 2018
If you notice that the battery of your Mac, iPhone, iPad or any electronic device is swollen, do not hesitate to take it to an Apple store or your nearest supplier, as you may have a problem if it explodes. It is true that some Mac users have experienced this with the battery of your equipment but they are usually few in general and Apple takes care of the repair of this problem. It should also be noted that there is a battery replacement program for the iPhone and you can change it whenever you want in an official store or authorized reseller.