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Fire / OverheatingFebruary 1, 2012CPSC #12098

Holiday Tea Light Candle Warmers Recalled by Christmas Tree Shops Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Brand
Unknown
Product
Candles
Units affected
5,700
Remedy
refund

What was recalled

This recall involves holiday-themed tea light candle warmers in the shapes of snowmen and gingerbread houses. A warming bowl with wax fragrance tablets is suspended above the tea light candle. The Snowmen model has SKU/UPC 000016005396 and the Gingerbread house model has SKU/UPC 000016005372 printed on a label on the bottom of the product. The tea light candle warmers are about eight inches tall.

Hazard

The candle warmers can catch fire because the warming bowl is positioned too close to the tea light candle, posing fire and burn hazards.

Injuries

The firm has received one report of the Snowmen candle warmer catching on fire causing a minor burn injury to a consumer's hand.

Made in

China

Where it was sold

  • Christmas Tree Shops in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest from November 2011 through December 2011 for about $8.

Photos

Gingerbread house tea light candle warmerSnowmen tea light candle warmer
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