Can A Laptop Battery Explode. Laptop batteries can explode because of a normal-use process called thermal runaway according to Gizmodo. PC Matic intentionally created conditions in which the Li Ion battery pack would explode inside a generic portable laptop.

A battery can be made to explode while powering any or no operating system No OS can prevent me from submerging the laptop in HCl slicing it open it with a machete lighting it on fire etc. She should try taking the battery out and see if the laptop will turn on with the AC adapter. Why smartphone and laptop batteries explode and what can you do to protect yourself.
I wouldnt sit too close to it either if you can help it.
Battery swelling is a failure mode associated with a type of battery cell technology called Lithium-ion Polymer. The batteries have been linked to explosions in phones -- including the Note 7-- as well as hoverboards and other gadgets. Swollen batteries can explode if not properly dealt with so you don. Get rid of it asap and dont drop it or let it get hot or anything.

