Laptop batteries recalled by HP

A major recall of thousands of batteries for laptop computers tops our Friday consumer corner.Hewlett-Packard is recalling about 70,000 laptop batteries because they can overheat and possibly leading to burns or fires.

The lithium- ion batteries are found in HP and Compaq laptops.

The computers were sold between August 2007 and March of 2008. There have been 2 reports of the batteries catching fire leading to minor property damage.

To read more about the recall, visit cpsc.gov