Fire at Apple Headquarters Tuesday Night

[MacRumors]

CBS5 has video from a fire that broke out at the Valley Green 6 building on Apple campus in Cupertino, California. No injuries were reported.

One reader provides this Google map which pinpoints the building (above the "B" pin).

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[andyr2120]

frustration boiling over?

Hmm, I guess someone got tired of reading "Mac Mini EOL" threads and decided to take matters into their own hands....

 

[a1016neo]

Look at all those fire fighters! Steve really has the place covered!

 

[MacFly123]

Uh oh Anyone know what was in that particular building??? Like what departments or product groups??? I hope we didn't lose anything really important

 

[LaDirection]

Wow, still testing those overheating PowerBook G5, hun?

 

[a1016neo]

I hope this wasn't the iphone department or where they store those new Macbooks at!

 

[Killyp]

Important lesson here people, never leave your MacBook charging overnight.

 

[reflex]

At least they announced the fire on a Tuesday.

 

[Ntombi]

I'm glad no one was hurt.

 

[namjachingoo]

Must have been all the Nvidia cards exploding.

 

[SFStateStudent]

Film on channel 11/KNBC (NBC Bay Area) is just airing. As soon as it shows up on their website I'll post it. (Sorry no updates to their website, but the flames were pretty big)

 

[Pigumon]

noooooooooooooooo

That was one of the R&D departments!!!!


There went the tablet mac and mac mini tower.

 

[ohforfckssake!]

Christ the new MacBook Pros have some major heat issues.

 

[Tlamp38]

here's what happened

the fire happened around 10 and they were working on a a/c unit and something went wrong and it was a 3 alarm fire that's why you see 66 firefighters and it was in the research and development building no one was hurt and there's was at least 100 people on the campus but they said there was a lot of damage to the building!! I live in San jose and the news is on so I'm watching no sign of Steve

 

[alchemistmuffin]

OKAY, GET ALL THE iPhones OUT OF THE BUILDING, BEFORE THEY BURN UP IN SMOKES....

otherwise, iPhone SHORTAGE JUST GOT WORSE, AND ALL PANIC MIGHT ENSUE, CAUSING AN iPhone RATIONING, WHICH IS NOT GOOD AT ALL....

 

[Tlamp38]

good news

The fire has completly been contained

 

[sushi]

Uh oh Anyone know what was in that particular building??? Like what departments or product groups??? I hope we didn't lose anything really important

Isn't this where MobileMe is administered and the staff is headquartered?

 

[Tlamp38]

the building

The building was for research and development

 

[Apple Ink]

The flames were pretty big! Smoke was huge though....

Please no no no.... we WANT the new MB/P ASAP!

P.S.: hope the ex-MMe head is safe!
But do we want him to be safe?

 

[paenguin]

i was wondering why there were choppers around. I was watching phelps win his 11th gold when the news came up. Had to walk 5 blocks to see those many trucks and firefighters.

 

[davethecrave]

well, as forrest Gump says "it happens"

 

[Applespider]

So did the firefighters have to sign an NDA before they were allowed into the building.

Glad no-one was hurt...

 

[alchemistmuffin]

Well, looks like that special Michael Phelps edition of the Macbook has been cancelled due to the fire....

Shame, I was going to get that for collage, so I can experiment on how many girls would get their attention on the Mac....

Well, at least the new iPod touch is safe.... wait, that's been delayed as well, since it's the research and development section went up in iSmoke....

and yes, the firefighters DID HAVE TO SIGN THE NDA before fighting the fire....

 

[Phormic]

Did those firemen sign NDAs before entering the building?

 

[arkitect]

So did the firefighters have to sign an NDA before they were allowed into the building.

Excellent.
Was wondering about that myself…