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Product

Hart Turbo Fan Blower HGBL02VNM

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20220107-9CF49-3549546

Ownership age

About 1 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220107-9CF49-3549546. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Hart Turbo Fan Blower HGBL02VNM (20v battery powered leaf blower). Incident: (01/04/2022) The consumer had just put the unit together and put the battery in the unit. She sat the unit down on the floor in the room and went to put on her shoes. The smoke alarm came on in the house. When she checked, she saw that the battery pack and the unit were in flames. The whole room was filled with smoke. The consumer picked up the unit and tossed it outside, The consumer called 911. The fire department came out and checked the room to make sure that there was no fire under the carpet where the unit was placed. Damages were to the unit and the carpet. (01/04/2022)The consumer contacted the firm and was advised that she would receive an email within 24 hours and a call within 48 hours. The firm has not responded. The consumer has a video of the incident from her security system.

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