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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

Apple Ipod touch 3rd gen

Category

Electronics

Report number

20130902-241C0-2147452467

Ownership age

About 41 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130902-241C0-2147452467. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Apple Ipod touch 3rd gen (3rd generation Ipod touch). Incident: 3rd generation Ipod touch. Battery was running low so I attached power cable to Ipod to charge it. I checked on Ipod about 30 minutes later, the back and lower half was scolding hot. I unplugged the iPod and called Apple. Apple informed me to turn it off. I did so and after about 20 minutes the Ipod cooled down. The Ipod no longer works since incident. I informed the safety department at Apple that the Ipod as abnormally hot and had it been on paper or another flammable material, it could have become a fire hazard.

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