Lenovo’s Flaming ThinkPad Used Sony Battery

Lenovo confirmed that its ThinkPad T43 used Sony’s battery when caught fire at Los Angeles International Airport recently. It’s the first time Lenovo has observed an incident involving one of its laptops and the faulty Sony batteries, the company’s representative said.

Lenovo and Sony are continuing to test the heavily damaged ThinkPad T43 in an attempt to learn exactly what caused the problem, according to the representative.

In August, Lenovo said that tests had confirmed that it’s laptop PC technology was not prone to the same types of problems, which caused massive Dell’s and Apple’s battery recalls after several fire incidents with their laptops powered by Sony’s lithium-ion batteries.

Lenovo confirms flaming ThinkPad used Sony battery