Laptop costs two families their home.

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El Paso, Las Cruces, Juarez

Friday, August 3,, 2007- Two families are without a home, after a fire ripped through their apartments. Nothing is left inside the apartment where the fire started, it's a lot of damage caused by one small laptop computer.

Investigators traced the cause of the fire to a lap top over heating. Computer experts say fires like this are not common, but very possible. They say the problem is that computers are getting smaller and so are batteries And having to hold a big charge in a small space can cause the batteries and chargers for the batteries to become over heated.

Experts say if any part of your computer seems to be getting excessively hot it can be a sign of a problem. And you should unplug it and have it tested.