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Samsung Electronics America has issued a recall for more than one million of its Slide-in Electric Ranges after hundreds of the units caught fire, causing injury and property damage.
At issue is that the front-mounted knobs on the Slide-in Electric Ranges can be activated by accident by both humans and pets. The activation can lead to a fire, according to the notice posted on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) website.
In total, about 1,120,905 Slide-in Electric Ranges are included in the recall. According to the recall notice, 30 models of Samsung’s Slide-in Electric Ranges are affected.
The recalled models were sold at major retailers including Best Buy, Costco, The Home Depot, and Lowe’s.
They were also sold at other appliance stores across the country.
Additionally, they were sold on Samsung.com.
The recalled models were sold between May 2013 and August 2024, depending on the model, and retailed between $1,250 and $3,050.Unfortunately, yes. Since 2013, Samsung has received more than 300 reports of unintentional activation of the knobs by humans or pets.
These incidents have resulted in around 250 fires. Eighteen of those fires resulted in “extensive” property damage.
Forty people are also reported to have been injured, with eight requiring medical attention. And though there have been no reports of human deaths, sadly seven fires have resulted in the death of pets.
Samsung cautions those who own the affected Slide-in Electric Ranges to keep children and pets away from the knobs as well as to not leave objects on the ranges when not in use, and to ensure the knobs are off before going to bed or leaving the house. -The East African
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