EXTENSION CORDS RECALLED; THEY CAN IGNITE AND CAUSE BURN INJURY
From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens Injury Lawyer)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Indoor and Outdoor Extension Cords and Power Strips imported by Howard Berger Co. Inc., of Cranbury, New Jersey and made in China. These items pose a risk of personal injury in an accidental fire.
Description: This recall involves Brightway heavy duty outdoor extension cords and Brightway indoor household extension cords and power strips. Model numbers involved in the recall are R2600 through R2615 (outdoor extension cords), EE6 through EE20 (indoor extension cords) and MP6DG (power strips). "Brightway" is printed on the cords. Model numbers are printed on the product's packaging.
About 12,000 of these cords were sold at hardware and discount stores in New York and nationwide from August 2009 through October 2009 for between $1 and $20.
Hazard: The extension cords and power strips have inadequate coating material around the cords and copper conductors that are smaller than required, posing a risk of personal injury due to fire.
