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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

Prepared Hero Emergency Fire Blanket

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20240320-0ABA6-2147340254

Ownership age

About 5 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240320-0ABA6-2147340254. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: Prepared Hero Emergency Fire Blanket. Incident: I (40year old female) attempted to use a Prepared Hero brand fire blanket to put out a small kitchen fire, and ended up with fiberglass splinters in both my hands. I used as directed, simply pulled it out of the bag and attempted to cover the fire with it.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20240320-0ABA6-2147340254. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.