Samsung recalls over 1 million electric ranges due to fire hazard
Samsung has issued a recall for over 1 million slide-in electric ranges due to fire hazard after the company received reports that its front knobs could be unintentionally activated by people or pets, and resulted in 250 blazes.
Samsung has issued a recall for over 1 million slide-in electric ranges due to fire hazard after the company received reports that its front knobs could be unintentionally activated by people or pets, and resulted in 250 blazes.
The recall, announced in a release by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday, covers 30 models sold in the U.S. from May 2013 through August 2024, ranging in price from $1,250 and $3,050.
Since 2013, Samsung received over 300 reports of the "unintentional activation" of the range's front-mounted knobs by humans or pets.
Of the 250 fires the issue caused, at least 18 caused "extensive property damage," the release said.
Forty injuries have been reported as a result of the fires, eight of which required medical attention. At least seven fires involved pet deaths, the release said.
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