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Natural Gas Plant Explosions Cause Major Fire in Texas
3:58PM 2/08/2011
Multiple explosions at a Texas natural-gas plant operated by Enterprise Products Partners caused a fire that can be seen from dozens of miles away, local TV station KHOU-TV reported Tuesday. The plant is in Mont Belvieu, about 35 miles east of Houston. No injury reports have been released.
The 10 Biggest Consumer Product Recalls of 2010
10:00AM 12/27/2010
The biggest consumer product recall of 2010, it turned out, should not have been a recall at all.
But a dozen recalls involved more than 1 million products apiece and left consumers scrambling to repair, replace or get rid of products found to pose safety hazards or have dangerous defects.
When...
2 Million Heaters Sold at Walmart Recalled, Blamed in Fires
12:40PM 12/16/2010
More than 2 million portable electric heaters sold at Walmart stores are being recalled after 21 incidents, including fires in which four consumers were hurt, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze & Comfort Essentials 1500 watt heaters are being...
Cold Fire Review: Works Great ... Most of the Time
8:00AM 11/18/2010
Shopping, As Seen on TV, Retail, Consumer Ally, Family Money
The Product: Cold Fire
The Price: $19.99 (for 2) plus $11.98 shipping and handling
The Claims: Stops fires: instantly cools hot surfaces
Buy-O-Meter Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (4.5 if one can had not failed)
Another Nightmare for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
10:30PM 11/09/2010
After seven missed delivery deadlines for Boeing's troublesome 787 Dreamliner, the company has run into another setback: In a test flight Tuesday, the electrical-equipment bay caught fire. Can the company turn the development nightmares into a happy ending?
Black & Decker, Haier freezers recalled after some catch fire
1:15PM 11/02/2010
Haier America Trading LLC of New York City is recalling 67,500 of its chest freezers -- including one model sold under the Black & Decker brand at Walmart stores -- because a capacitor in its circuitry can overheat and possibly catch fire, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety...
Dollar Tree recalls Halloween lanterns over fire risk
6:00AM 10/28/2010
Dollar Tree is recalling nearly 700,000 Halloween-themed battery-powered lanterns over concerns they could start fires, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The plastic lanterns were molded to look like either a pumpkin, ghost or skull. The CPSC said the bulbs can overheat and Dollar...
GE dishwashers recalled after fires are reported
12:15PM 10/26/2010
GE is recalling about 174,000 of its high-end Profile and Monogram dishwashers after five consumers reported they caught fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The CPSC said condensation can get onto the dishwashers' electronic control board and short circuit them, which causes a...
Electrolux, Frigidaire cooktops and ranges recalled after fires
4:40PM 10/21/2010
Electrolux and Frigidaire brand smoothtop electric cooktops and ranges are being recalled because they can turn on without warning and start fires, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Electrolux Home Products, which manufactures both brands, said it had received 70 reports of...
More kids flashlights recalled over fire danger
11:38AM 10/19/2010
Flashlights for kids that project images of Spiderman or other characters sold at Dollar Tree stores are being recalled because they can catch fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
It's part of a not-so-curious pattern of poorly made, imported junk marketed to kids that can have...
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