Christmas Windmills Recalled by Boscov's Department Stores
USChristmas Windmills Recalled by Boscov's Department Stores
Recalling Firm: Boscov's
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Product Description & Identification
Christmas Windmills Recalled by Boscov's Department Stores NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 1998 Release # 98-152 Company Phone Number: (610) 370-3912 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Boscov's Department Stores Announce Recall of Christmas Windmills WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Boscov's Department Store Inc., of Reading, Pa., is recalling approximately 19,000 Christmas windmills with candles. The candles are too close to the wooden structure of the windmill, and can cause the product to catch on fire. Boscov's stores report one incident where the windmill caught on fire. No injuries were reported. The windmill decoration is an "A" framed windmill building structure with a nativity scene on a turntable. It is pine, with a green roof and red trim. The fans of the windmill are printed with red stars. Candles are positioned in the four corners, which when lit, are designed to generate heat to turn the fan. The decoration comes in a mostly red box with a photo of the decoration on the front and back. The box includes the words, "14" H Pine Wooden Windmill. . . MADE IN CHINA." Boscov's stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and New York sold the windmill decorations between September 1996 and July 1998. The windmills were a promotional item sold for about $3 with a $10 purchase. Consumers should stop using this product immediately, and return it to any Boscov's store for a refund. For more information, contact Boscov's at (610) 370-3912 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, or write to Boscov's, 4500 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606.
Affected Products
Christmas windmills with candles
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/1998/CPSC-Boscovs-Department-Stores-Announce-Recall-of-Christmas-Windmills |
| Title | Christmas Windmills Recalled by Boscov's Department Stores |
| Hazards › Name | Fire & Fire-Related Burn |
| Products › Name | Christmas windmills with candles |
| Products › Type | Candles & Candle Holders |
| Products › Category I D | 1872 |
| Recall I D | 6191 |
| Recall Date | 1998-08-19T00:00:00 |
| Description | Christmas Windmills Recalled by Boscov's Department Stores NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 1998 Release # 98-152 Company Phone Number: (610) 370-3912 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Boscov's Department Stores Announce Recall of Christmas Windmills WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Boscov's Department Store Inc., of Reading, Pa., is recalling approximately 19,000 Christmas windmills with candles. The candles are too close to the wooden structure of the windmill, and can cause the product to catch on fire. Boscov's stores report one incident where the windmill caught on fire. No injuries were reported. The windmill decoration is an "A" framed windmill building structure with a nativity scene on a turntable. It is pine, with a green roof and red trim. The fans of the windmill are printed with red stars. Candles are positioned in the four corners, which when lit, are designed to generate heat to turn the fan. The decoration comes in a mostly red box with a photo of the decoration on the front and back. The box includes the words, "14" H Pine Wooden Windmill. . . MADE IN CHINA." Boscov's stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and New York sold the windmill decorations between September 1996 and July 1998. The windmills were a promotional item sold for about $3 with a $10 purchase. Consumers should stop using this product immediately, and return it to any Boscov's store for a refund. For more information, contact Boscov's at (610) 370-3912 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday, or write to Boscov's, 4500 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606. |
| Recall Number | 98152 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Boscov's |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-03-09T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |
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