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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Coby TFTV3229

Category

TV

Report number

20130625-137AB-1337085

Ownership age

About 7 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130625-137AB-1337085. Matched catalog product: Coby TFTV3229. Incident: (05/25/2013) The consumer stated that she turned on her television. The sound came on very loud with no pictures. The consumer stated that she turned the television off and turned it back on. When the consumer turned it back on, there was no picture or sound. The consumer stated that smoke was coming from the vents in the top of the television. The consumer stated that she unplugged the televison. The consumer stated that after she unplugged it, fire was coming from behind the television at the top. The consumer poured water on the televison to get the flames out. The consumer and her husband carried the television outside. When they took it outside, it flamed up again. There was a 2 1/2 inch hole burned in the back of the televison.

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Official report number: 20130625-137AB-1337085. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.