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SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240609-603E4-2147338709. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Anker A1645021 (Anker Series 6, Anker 621 Power Bank with Built-in Lightening Connector, Model A1645021. Made for [REDACTED]. White. 3 inches x 1-1/2 inches.). Incident: On May 31, 2024 I purchased two Anker Series 6 power banks from Amazon. The order was delivered on June 3. I tested one Anker power bank yesterday (Sat., June 8) by charging a [REDACTED] for a hour, recharged the power bank to test the charging time, and eventually put the power bank back into the box. This morning at [REDACTED] am the fire alarm in my house went off while I was asleep, and upon awakening I found the power bank on fire in the dining room. The power bank was In its box, not connected to any electrical source, and sitting on a walnut China buffet. The fire completely burned a gift bag that was adjacent the box and burned the bottle of wine in the gift bag. The surface of the China buffet that lay underneath the power bank and the gift bag/wine show heavy fire damage. Please note for Step 3 below - no one was injured but the situation was safety threat. I was fortunate to have been alerted to the fire and able to extinguish it.
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