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Recalls where the official CPSC notice identifies a fire hazard, including overheating, ignition, and flammability defects.

968 supported household-product notices found in official CPSC data.

No. 03-502HVAC & Water Heaters

CPSC, Invensys Building Systems Announce Recall of Siebe Actuators in Building Fire/Smoke Dampers

Invensys Building Systems

Hazard: A spring mechanism integrated with the damper, is designed to close the damper during a fire to limit the spread of smoke, fire and fumes. The recalled actuators can jam and prevent the dampers from closing. If dampers fail to close during a fire, serious injury or death can be suffered by building occupants because smoke, fire and fumes can spread through a building's ventilation system.

No. 02-556Electrical

CPSC, Square D Company Announce Recall of Circuit Breakers

Square D

Hazard: The circuit breakers may have an incorrect torque load applied to the lug mounting screws. This could cause the clamping load between the lug and the circuit breaker terminals to be lower than specified, resulting in a high temperature condition. Products could overheat causing a fire hazard.

No. 02-206Grills & Fireplaces

CPSC, Wal-Mart Announce Recall of Red Devil Gas Grills Sold at Wal-Mart

Quantum North America

Hazard: The product's design allows consumers to light the grill at an air intake tube, instead of at the burner. Though the grill appears to function normally, gas inside the air intake tube ignites. The tube can reach temperatures of up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and present a burn hazard to consumers. In some earlier grills, the heat produced by lighting the grill at the air intake tube damaged the plastic support piece and caused the grill to fall to the ground. When it collapses, flames from the grill can burn nearby consumers and ignite surrounding combustibles.