Product
Craftsman 247.25001
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20160907-76A8D-2147414407
Ownership age
Not stated
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160907-76A8D-2147414407. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Craftsman 247.25001. Source model text: 500. Incident: With the power switch fully in the "off" position, my Craftsman shop vac turned itself on, began to smoke from the motor and started to flame.
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