WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Nearly 190,000 VRURC portable chargers have been recalled after one of them caught fire on a commercial flight.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recalled portable chargers can ignite, posing a fire hazard.
VRURC said it received one report of fire during a commercial flight, which resulted in four flight attendants being transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The recall involves VRURC portable chargers with model number 'OD-B7,' which have built-in cables and a built-in wall plug. The model number is printed on the back of the recalled chargers, which were sold in black, blue, green, orange, pink, red and white color options.
The recalled chargers were sold exclusively at Amazon.com from July 2021 through May 2023 for between $30 and $40.
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