South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it was checking one of its laptop computers that reportedly exploded. "LG Electronics is collaborating with LG Chem, the battery maker, to investigate and determine the cause of the problem, as under normal usage conditions, this type of problem should not occur," LG said in a statement. South Korean media reported that a laptop belonging to a South Korean journalist burst into flames Tuesday after smoke began to emerge from it. There were no injuries.

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