Space heaters sold on Amazon, TikTok recalled after 7 fires

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Nearly 600,000 GoveeLife and Govee astute electrical abstraction heaters sold online by retailers including Amazon and TikTok Shop are being recalled due to the fact that they tin overheat, posing occurrence and pain hazards, national information officials said Thursday.

The callback follows 113 reports of the made-in-China products overheating, including 7 fires and 1 insignificant pain injury, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. 

e0d94c1eea709747512d255561409d8e-7133.jpg Recalled astute electrical abstraction heater exemplary fig H7133. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

About 512,500 of the recalled heaters were sold successful the U.S. and astir 48,600 were sold successful Canada for betwixt $30 and $150 from September 2021 done September 2024.

Consumers should halt utilizing the abstraction heaters instantly and interaction the importing institution for a refund.

The callback involves GoveeLife and Govee brand's electrical astute abstraction heaters with the pursuing exemplary numbers: H7130 (including the H7130101 variation), H7131, H7132, H7133, H7134 and H7135. The exemplary fig tin beryllium recovered connected the manufacturer's statement connected the bottommost of each unit. 

bc3b4611aecd2aa4f50db142b236ab7d-7130.jpg Recalled astute electrical heater exemplary fig H7130.  GroveeLife

GoveeLife oregon Govee tin beryllium reached astatine 833-772-5360 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday done Friday. Further accusation tin beryllium recovered here: https://recall.goveelife.com/heater-recall.

Kate Gibson

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