BEN STUDENTS HERE AT BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL ARE ISSUED LAPTOPS THAT HAVE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN THEM. WE’RE TOLD THE ONE THAT THAT CAUGHT FIRE TODAY IS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD. AND THE DISTRICT WILL NOW ...

NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A laptop fire evacuated Newington High School Thursday, local fire officials say. Fire officials said they were dispatched to the Willard Avenue school around 11:15 a.m., for ...

A laptop fire on Friday afternoon diverted a Pittsburgh-bound Breeze Airways flight from Los Angeles to Albuquerque, N.M., according to the Federal Aviation Authority. Breeze Airways Flight 555 — an ...

Two teenagers are facing charges in Southington after allegedly catching a school laptop on fire as part of TikTok trend. A school resource officer assigned to Southington High School responded to a ...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Two students at Southington High School face charges after a laptop caught fire — an incident that police said was possibly influenced by a social media challenge trending ...

Centralia police arrested two juveniles on suspicion of arson last week, and now they are raising concerns about how social media may have influenced the middle school students. About 10:20 a.m. May ...

LAKEVILLE, Mass. (WCVB) - A Massachusetts teen was in her room when she heard a pop, looked over at her bed and saw flames. Turns out, her laptop was to blame. A melted and burned out shell is all ...

There've been scattered reports of Dell Computer Co. laptops bursting into flames without warning, though there's been little urgency attached to the reports. But in a potentially catastrophic case ...

Massachusetts fire officials issued a warning about a social media trend that is sparking concern. The trend suggests inserting a paper clip, pencil lead, or other conductive object into a laptop ...