Over 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall for fire hazards, following one reported death

NEW YORK -- More than 1.2 cardinal rechargeable lights are nether callback successful the U.S. and Canada pursuing a study of 1 user death.

According to a Thursday announcement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Good Earth Lighting's now-recalled integrated airy bars person batteries that tin overheat - and origin the portion to drawback connected fire. That tin airs superior pain and smoke-inhalation risks.

To date, the CPSC notes that there's been 1 study of a user who died and different who was treated for fume inhalation erstwhile the airy caused a occurrence successful their location past year. Good Earth Lighting is alert of 9 further reports of these products overheating, the CPSC added, six of which resulted successful fires and spot damage.

This photograph provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows an illustration of a Good Earth Rechargeable Integrated Light being recalled connected Thursday, June 6, 2024.

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In a statement, Good Earth Lighting said it decided to behaviour a voluntary callback "after investigating the circumstances" of the reported incidents - and removed the lights progressive from merchantability to the nationalist successful January, "out of an abundance of caution."

The lithium-ion battery-powered lights are intended beryllium alternatives to imperishable fixtures successful places wherever wiring whitethorn beryllium difficult, specified arsenic closets, staircases and cupboards. The products impacted by the callback tin beryllium identified by their exemplary numbers: RE1122, RE1145, RE1362 and RE1250.

According to the CPSC, immoderate 1.2 cardinal of these lights were sold astatine hardware and location betterment stores - including Lowe's, Ace Hardware and Meijer - arsenic good arsenic online astatine Amazon, GoodEarthLighting.com and much betwixt October 2017 and January 2024 successful the U.S. An further 37,800 were sold successful Canada.

Both regulators and Good Earth Lighting impulse those successful possession of these recalled products to halt utilizing them immediately.

Good Earth Lighting is offering escaped airy replacement bars to impacted consumers. You tin larn much astir registering - including instructions connected however to safely dispose of the recalled lights - by contacting the institution oregon visiting its website.

The Mount Prospect, Illinois-based institution added it "will proceed to clasp ourselves to the highest prime and information standards truthful that consumers consciousness harmless and assured successful their determination to acquisition our highly energy-efficient and eco-friendly lighting products."