Due to fire danger, Costco Wholesale Corporation or Costco, as it is known, the largest price club chain in the world, launched an alert to its customers who had already purchased this product and recalled more than 500 thousand devices of this type .
More than half a million portable chargers for electronic devices sold exclusively at Costco are being recalled due to overheating and fire risks. The devices, known as myCharge POWER HUB All-In-Onehave been linked to at least two fires in homes, according to local Miami media.
According to myCharge, also known as RFA Brands of Birmingham, Michigan, added more information about it, in an official notice on the website of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to expand the information about the recall of the market of its POWER HUB All-In-One portable chargers.
It is estimated that at least 567,000 units of these chargers are being recalled.
In this regard, myCharge has received 120 reports of chargers overheating, including two cases that resulted in residential fires. Total property damage associated with these fires is estimated at $165,000.
Cotsco warns about these chargers that cause fires
In the alert from Costco, the exclusive retailer of these chargers, it explains that it has received 115 additional returns in which customers reported problems such as melting, expansion, smoke emission, fires, burns, explosions or generation of sparks.
The first advice they give is: if you have one of these chargers, stop using it immediately, unplug it from any power source, and return it to Costco for a full refund.
If in doubt, those who have purchased this product can contact myCharge at 888-251-2026 or [email protected] and obtain a free replacement portable charger, according to the electronic company.
It is crucial to share this information with family, friends and anyone who may have one of these chargers.
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