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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

Kidde Model 30CUA10

Category

Smart Home Device

Report number

20230816-B0EF3-2147345783

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20230816-B0EF3-2147345783. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kidde Model 30CUA10. Source model text: Model FA 460 HD-3. Incident: A Kidde fire extinguisher blew its top. It was an ABC type. The model is Fire Away 460 and is not listed on the Kidde recall list. The pressure has always been in the green region. It was stored in the basement where it was not subject to heat. It was not being used at the time and I'm not aware of it ever having been dropped. No injuries, just a $20,000 cleanup bill.

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Official report number: 20230816-B0EF3-2147345783. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.