MacBook Pro 15" Retina overheating

Has anyone else experienced this: I was in a hurry yesterday to get to a class and was using my machine. I just closed the lid without setting the machine to sleep or shutting it down and placed it in a carrier. An hour later I took the machine out and it was super hot. Yes, very hot . It was making all sorts of noises and I tried to shut it down. It took a few minutes for it to cool down enough for me to shut it down. After powering it back up it appears to be fine. This really scared me, besides losing a $3000 machine I actually thought it might catch fire. I assume this is not normal but should I power the machine down before placing it in an enclosed case?

This just happened to mine too! I dont know why, it was the weirdest thing!
I have had laptops for years and I have never taken an idle laptop out of a bag to find it burning hot. I thought my computer was going to be fried!
I am going to go into the apple store and email apple as well. This is concerning.

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