SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200908-D8529-2012753. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Product: XPower P-230AT (Floor Fan). Incident: The consumer indicates that he turned the fan on and approximately four hours later he was awakened by the smoke detectors. When the consumer went into his son�s bedroom he noticed that the fan was still on however it was caught in flames as high as one foot. The consumer immediately pulled the power cord out of the outlet, wrapped it in a blanket, took the unit downstairs and poured water over it with a garden hose to put the fire out. The consumer notes that when he was transporting the floor fan downstairs and as it was melting, some of the plastic landed on his knee, burning it. The consumer did not receive medical attention or first aid for his burns. The consumer states that the unit is used once weekly for about two hours. The consumer plans on keeping the floor fan for at least the next thirty days in case an investigation ensues.