Mini Fridges Recalled Nationwide Due to Fire and Burn Risk—More Than 300,000 Units Affected

About 300,000 Frigidaire mini fridges have been recalled nationwide, the U.S. Client Product Security Fee (CPSC) introduced Thursday. Bought solely at Goal, the merchandise had been pulled from cabinets following six reviews of them catching hearth, inflicting property harm and posing a burn hazard. This recall expands on one other Frigidaire mini fridge recall from final July, affecting about 634,000 items.

The recalled merchandise, produced by Curtis Worldwide, will be recognized with the next:

Product description: Frigidaire six-can mini fridge in redModel quantity: EFMIS121 Serial numbers: between A2001 and A2310 

The preliminary recall from July included further Frigidaire mini fridges, with the next product particulars:

Mannequin quantity: EFMIS129; serial numbers: between A2001 and A2308 (if mannequin quantity is “EFMIS129-B” or EFMIS129-C”, it isn’t included on this recall)Mannequin quantity: EFMIS137; serial numbers: between A2001 and A2312Model quantity: EFMIS149; serial numbers: between A2001 and A2308Model quantity: EFMIS175; serial numbers: between A2001 and A2310

This stuff had been bought nationwide at further retailers, together with Walmart and Amazon, and induced extra complaints. There have been a minimum of 26 reviews of the mini fridges smoking, sparking, burning, melting, overheating, and catching hearth, leading to property damages totaling greater than $700,000. Two shoppers additionally reported smoke inhalation accidents.

When you’ve got a recalled mini fridge, cease utilizing it and register for a refund on the Curtis Worldwide web site. The CPSC can be urging shoppers to unplug the product, reduce the facility twine, and write “Recall” in everlasting marker on the entrance door of the unit—then get rid of it.