Fireplace and Stove Remote Controls Cause House Fire
An electric fireplace and stove recall has been issued due to fire and burn hazards, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The remote control kits for Dimplex North America brand electric fire places and stoves have a plug-in wall unit that can overheat. The company is aware of one Columbus, Ohio house fire, 19 reports of damage to property and 5,000 reports of wall plug-in units overheating.
Discovery Kids Lamps Recall due to Fire and Burn Hazard
A lamp fire hazard prompted a Discovery Kids Animated Marine and Safari lamp recall, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. The recall of 360,000 kids lamps comes after the company, Innovage LLC of California, received nine incident reports, including seven situations in which lamps caught fire, one involving a child smoke inhalation injury and three property damage reports.
The decorative lamps are silver with rotating marine life or safari scenes. The lamps have a defect in their circuit board that can cause an electrical short, which is the source of the burn hazard and fire risk to consumers.
Goldstar, Comfort Aire Dehumidifier Fire Hazard Recall
Dehumidifier recall after 11 reports of fire and smoke property damage
LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co. is recalling about 98,000 dehumidifiers with a compressor power cord connector that can short circuit, resulting in fire and burn hazards, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The 30-pint, portable dehumidifiers were sold at Home Depot, Walmart and Heat Controller nationwide from January 2007 through June 2008.
