CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders
What was recalled
The Halloween House is all black in color with wire-web windows, mesh rooftops and a brick-front exterior. The house is made of metal and measures 14.5 inches in height. The base of the house is a thin flat piece of metal surrounded by a black wire metal fence. The house holds four tealights on the bottom floor and one inside the turret. "Made In China" is written on a sticker on the bottom of the house.
Hazard
Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should be used.
Injuries
None reported.
Made in
Taiwan
Where it was sold
- Pottery Barn retail stores nationwide, from July 2003 through September 2003, for about $40
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