SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240204-7B32E-2147341271. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Vava model: VA-IH006 (Vava 720p video baby monitor. White. Purchased 4/16/2021. Original order number: [REDACTED]). Incident: Hi! Ive had a vava baby camera and monitor for about 2.5 years now. Last night I was woken up in the middle of the night to an awful smell of burning chemicals stinging my nose and throat. As I was looking around my room to see what it could be I noticed it was hazy/mildly smoky on my husbands side of the bed where the baby monitor was plugged in I picked it up and it was extremely hot to the touch and overwhelmingly smelled of that burning chemical. I unplugged it and took it outside and put it in a metal box in case it caught fire. I checked this morning and it is no longer hot, but it still smells like burnt chemicals. Needless to say it is no longer working either. It doesnt *look* like theres damage just by looking at it. But it wont turn on, theres something rattling in it, and if you touch it, it makes your hand stink. I thought you should know so this doesnt happen to someone else. We have only ever used the charger that came with the monitor. I hate to think what would have happened if I hadnt woken up in time. I also hate to think about what we were breathing in and for how long that was burning my nose and throat that bad. Theres no way thats healthy for people.