Westinghouse 4500DF

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220507-9D513-2147356323. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Westinghouse 4500DF (Westinghouse 4500DF Dual Fuel portable generator, blue.). Incident: I plugged the supplied charging cord into my Westinghouse 4500DF generator to charge the battery. A few hours later I discovered smoke coming from the eaves of my shed, where the generator was stored and charging. Upon opening the shed I found extreme heat, heavy smoke, and a totally destroyed generator along with fire extension from the generator fire and heat and smoke damage throughout the shed.