[(Title)] 'Exploding' iPad prompts Apple shop evacuation.

Three Apple employees have been treated for minor injuries after an iPad battery reportedly exploded in an Amsterdam shop.

The three staff are believed to have breathed vapours released when the battery caught fire.

据称，这三名工作人员在电池起火时已经吸进电池释放的蒸汽。

The incident, on 19 August, led to the shop in Amsterdam's Leidseplein being evacuated and closed.

发生的事件导致阿姆斯特丹的莱顿广场的商店被疏散，禁止入内。消防员被被叫来，他们处理了iPad，确保商店通风。

Firefighters were called and they dealt with the iPad and made sure the shop was properly aired.

Amsterdam's fire brigade tweeted that it had attended the incident and three people had been treated for breathing problems.

阿姆斯特丹消防队发推文称，3人因呼吸问题接受治疗。

Apple said it was now "investigating" the incident. It added: "Our staff were able to evacuate customers quickly and safely and the store re-opened shortly afterwards."

苹果表示正在调查这次事故，并补充说：“我们的员工能够迅速、安全地疏散客户，商店不久后重新开业。”

A Dutch media site said staff in the store had initially dealt with the fuming iPad by putting it in a sand-filled fire bucket.

荷兰一家媒体网站称，这家商店的工作人员为了灭火，将冒烟的iPad放入了一个充满沙子的防火桶里。 此举虽然缓解了火势，但释放一些潜在的有害刺激物。

This reportedly quelled the fire but not before some of the potentially harmful irritants had been released.

Apple news site 9to5mac said it had seen more incidents of similar faults since the electronics company had started its iPhone battery replacement programme.

苹果9to5mac网站表示，自苹果启动iPhone电池更换方案以来，该公司已经发生的类似的故障事件变多了。为了解决老手机电池老化的问题，苹果启动了老电池更换计划。由于许多消费者反对这个计划，苹果还打折甚至免费为一些用户替换电池。

Apple began the replacement initiative after being criticised for slowing down older iPhones whose batteries were ageing.

A consumer backlash against the policy led to it offering discounted and free battery swaps for some customers.