![]() He was able to get to it quickly enough to extinguish the fire before it did real damage, but the seriousness of the damage to the MacBook Pro emphasizes that this could have been far worse.Īpple has asked customers with a 15-inch MacBook Pro from 2015 to stop using it until the battery inside can be replaced. The MacBook Pro wasn't plugged in and it was in sleep mode. He heard the sound of the battery popping, and then smelled a strong chemical scent. Gagne said that the battery in his MacBook Pro exploded, causing a small fire and filling his house with smoke. Right after the replacement program was announced, designer Steven Gagne shared some images of a MacBook Pro that caught fire, and those images were today surfaced by PetaPixel, giving us a look at why 2015 MacBook Pro owners should take this recall seriously. ![]() Apple in June launched a voluntary recall and replacement program for 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Retina display sold between September 2015 and February 2017, citing defective batteries that could overheat and pose a fire safety risk.
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