Kmart electric angel tree-top ornaments
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Kmart has recalled approximately 132,000 electric angel tree-top ornaments sold nationwide from September to December 1998 for about $11 each. The ornaments, which are about 10 inches high with white, gold, silver, or multicolored gowns and lights on the wrists and base, pose a fire hazard because the fabric used to make them is flammable. The CPSC is aware of two incidents where plastic on these ornaments melted from the heat of the bulbs.
According to the recall notice, consumers should immediately stop using these ornaments and return them to Kmart for a refund. For more information, consumers can contact the CPSC hotline at (800) 638-2772.
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Angel Tree-Top Ornament Recalled by Kmart NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 1998 Release # 99-042 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Kmart Corp. Announce Recall of Angel Tree-Top Ornament WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kmart Corp., of Troy, Mich., is conducting a voluntary recall of about 132,000 electric angel tree-top ornaments. The fabric used in making these ornaments is flammable, posing a fire hazard. CPSC is aware of two incidents where plastic on these angel ornaments melted from the heat of the bulbs. These tree-top angel ornaments are about 10 inches high, have gowns that are white, gold, silver or a combination of these colors, and have lights attached to each wrist and at its base. "Made in China for Kmart Corporation, Troy, Michigan 48084," and "CODE: 0-377728- 118 are printed on a label attached to the unit's power cord, along with an Underwriters Laboratories label. Kmart stores nationwide sold the angel ornaments from September 1998 to December 1998 for about $11. Consumers should immediately stop using these ornaments and return them to Kmart for a refund. For further information about this recall, contact CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 anytime.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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