Fan is too loud

normally when i start my mbp it is normally quiet. Then one day all of a sudden the fan just got really loud. I dont know what happened or why it is so loud and i only have 2 applications open. SO can someone help me thanks

One day about a week after I got my new MacBook, I shut it down and closed the lid, then noticed the fan was somewhat loud. I'd hardly ever heard the fan before, but I didn't think too much about it. I figured it was just warmer than usual and the fan would run for a bit then shut off. I put it in a bag and a few hours later when I took it out it would not start up. Turned out the battery was run down. I assume the fan had kept on running until it depleted the battery. It's only happened that once, but I'll be paying attention from now on when I shut it down to make sure the fan isn't still running. I guess if I had too, I would just pop the battery out.
Make sure you have installed the latest firmware updates for your Macbook. They update the fan controller.
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