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Product

Coby COBY TFDVD170 Portable DVD Players With Built-in TV Tuner

Category

TV

Report number

20160303-F9173-2147421204

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160303-F9173-2147421204. Matched catalog product: Coby COBY TFDVD170 Portable DVD Players With Built-in TV Tuner. Source model text: TF-DVD1993. Incident: TV in use was a Coby TF-DVD1993. This was the property of a resident of our nursing home. It was mounted from the ceiling, as are all tv's in hospitals/nursing homes. Approximately 6:05 am, the tv combusted. Smoke filled the room, flames started to come from the tv, which then melted the outlet directly above that it plugs into (tripping the breaker). The residents were evacuated immediately and the fire was neutralized with an extinguisher by our staff, and the Fire Department responded to our alarm to assure it was safe and fully extinguished. Luckily no injuries were reported. The staff member that extinguished the flame did request to get a respiratory exam as he had a previous condition and wanted to assure there was no damage from smoke inhalation.

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