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Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: CPSC Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: CPSC
Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: Cpsc Fitbit will pay more than $12 million for failing to promptly report that its Ionic smartwatches posed serious burn risks, officials said. Fitbit LLC, which is now owned by Google, has been fined $12.25 million to settle claims by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 23. The defect caused the Ionic smartwatches to overheat, leading to second- and third-degree burns for some users. Between 2018 and 2020, Fitbit received multiple reports of its Ionic smartwatches overheating and injuring users, the CPSC said. In ear…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Found Dead After Suspected Kitchen Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal Elderly Woman Found Dead After Suspected Kitchen Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Elderly Woman Found Dead After Suspected Kitchen Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal A multi-agency investigation has been launched in Southern Maryland after an elderly woman was found dead inside her home suffering from burn wounds, officials announced. Authorities are piecing together what led to the death of a 94-year-old woman found inside her Hughesville home on Driftwood Place on Thursday in Charles County. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Jan. 9, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and paramedics were called to a local residence to conduct a welfare check after a friend was unable to reach the homeowner for several days. After making entry, EMS found the homeowne…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Catches Fire In Maryland Home, Succumbs To Injuries, Officials Say Elderly Woman Catches Fire In Maryland Home, Succumbs To Injuries, Officials Say
Elderly Woman Catches Fire In Maryland Home, Succumbs To Injuries, Officials Say An elderly woman died after accidentally catching fire in her Maryland home late Thursday afternoon, officials confirmed. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, Montgomery County firefighters were called to the 12100 block of Livingston Street in Wheaton, where a fire broke out on the first floor of a single-family home. The scene of the fire. Twitter According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials, the woman, believed to be in her 80s, was the only person in the house when she accidentally caught fire.  She managed to escape but sustained critical injuries. Mo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Maryland (UPDATED) Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Maryland (UPDATED)
Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Maryland (Updated) A homeowner suffered second-degree burns when an electric vehicle sparked a fire outside of his Harford County home and spread to the garage late on Tuesday night, officials say. At around 11 p.m. on Oct. 8, a family on Watertons Way in Joppa were preparing to go to bed when they heard a sound and found their 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning on fire, prompting one to attempt to disconnect the vehicle from a charging cable, causing it to burn him. The aftermath of the Harford County fire. Office Despite the injury, the homeowner tried to use a garden hose in an effort to extinguish the fire…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Millions Of BISSELL Steam Cleaners Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Burn Risk Millions Of BISSELL Steam Cleaners Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Burn Risk
Millions Of Bissell Steam Cleaners Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Burn Risk Millions of steam cleaners that may be too hot to handle and were sold nationwide are being recalled after more than 150 burn injuries were reported. An alert was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) advising that BISSELL Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners are being recalled, which can leak hot water or steam onto users, posing a possible burn hazard. Approximately 3.2 million units are subject to the recall. According to CPSC, the recall includes multiple models in the model series 39N7 and 2994. "STEAM SHOT," or "POWER STEAMER" is printed on the side of the product.&nb…

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by Zak Failla