Woman Dies After Phone Charger Explodes, Sparking Massive Recall
Nearly 430,000 wireless phone chargers are being recalled again after reports of fires, explosions, and a death linked to the devices.
The recall affects about 429,200 Casely Power Pods 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless power banks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission just announced. The portable chargers were previously recalled in April 2025.
Casely has received 28 new reports of the lithium-ion batteries overheating, expanding, or catching fire. The Brooklyn, New York, importer reported 51 similar incidents during the first recall, including six minor burn injuries.
In August 20…
Community Rallies Around Toddler Of Hartford Firefighter Severely Burned In Freak Accident
The 2-year-old daughter of a Hartford firefighter is fighting her own battle after she was severely burned in an "absolute freak accident." But she won't fight it alone.
Giuliana "GiGi" DeBella, daughter of Mike DeBella, was seriously burned on her face, hands, arm, shoulder, and chest, on Sunday, May 18, a GoFundMe to benefit her and her family said.
She was admitted to Shriners Children's Burn Center in Boston, where she is undergoing intensive treatment.
The GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $46,000 of its $55,000 goal, thanks to donations from over 430 contri…
'Barbaric Attack': 2 Men Who Burned Victim During Springfield Home Invasion Sentenced
Two men found guilty of torturing and permanently disfiguring a Springfield man during a 2019 home invasion were sentenced to decades in prison on Thursday, June 27, authorities said.
Paul Gayle, 30, and Malik Erskine, 24, both of Springfield, were found guilty of multiple violent felonies in the "barbaric attack," Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni. Markendall Johnson, now 21, who was charged as a youthful offender because of his age on the day of the robbery, was also convicted in the case.
Gayle was sentenced to 35 to 40 years in state prison, and a judge gave …
Man Held Woman In Campfire During Attack In Southern Mass: Police
A woman said a man set her ablaze by shoving her into a campfire and holding her there earlier this week, authorities said.
Robert McWilliams, 45, whose last known address is listed in New Bedford, was arrested in Fairhaven on charges of assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, intimidation, and assault with intent to kill, police said.
Fairhaven officers found a woman with burns to her upper body in the Long Road area on Monday, March 20, just after 8 p.m. She told them a man she knew attacked her and threw her into a campfire.
She tried to …
New Rochelle Native Jay Leno Suffers 'Serious' Burns In Car Fire, Report Says
Legendary late-night TV host Jay Leno is hospitalized after suffering serious burns to his face, TMZ reports.
The 72-year-old comic was injured Sunday, Nov. 13, inside the Los Angeles garage where he stores his multi-million-dollar collection of cars and motorcycles, the outlet reports.
One of the cars erupted into flames, burning the left side of Leno’s face, according to TMZ, which added that flames did not penetrate his eye or his ear.
Leno, a New York native who grew up in the Boston area, is undergoing treatment at a burn center and has canceled all engagements for the remainder of …
