Christmas windmills with candles
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Boscov's Department Stores is recalling approximately 19,000 Christmas windmills with candles due to a fire hazard. The wooden windmill decorations have candles positioned too close to the wooden structure, which can cause the product to catch fire when the candles are lit. The windmills are A-framed structures with nativity scenes, made of pine with green roofs and red trim, and feature fans printed with red stars. One incident of the windmill catching fire has been reported, though no injuries occurred. The decorations were sold between September 1996 and July 1998 at Boscov's stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and New York for approximately $3 with a $10 purchase.
According to the recall notice, consumers should stop using the product immediately and return it to any Boscov's store for a refund. For more information, consumers can contact Boscov's at (610) 370-3912 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, or write to Boscov's at 4500 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606.
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Christmas Windmills Recalled by Boscov's Department Stores NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 1998 Release # 98-152 Company Phone Number: (610) 370-3912 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Boscov's Department Stores Announce Recall of Christmas Windmills WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Boscov's Department Store Inc., of Reading, Pa., is recalling approximately 19,000 Christmas windmills with candles. The candles are too close to the wooden structure of the windmill, and can cause the product to catch on fire. Boscov's stores report one incident where the windmill caught on fire. No injuries were reported. The windmill decoration is an "A" framed windmill building structure with a nativity scene on a turntable. It is pine, with a green roof and red trim. The fans of the windmill are printed with red stars. Candles are positioned in the four corners, which when lit, are designed to generate heat to turn the fan. The decoration comes in a mostly red box with a photo of the decoration on the front and back. The box includes the words, "14" H Pine Wooden Windmill. . . MADE IN CHINA." Boscov's stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and New York sold the windmill decorations between September 1996 and July 1998. The windmills were a promotional item sold for about $3 with a $10 purchase. Consumers should stop using this product immediately, and return it to any Boscov's store for a refund. For more information, contact Boscov's at (610) 370-3912 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, or write to Boscov's, 4500 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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