Greater than 400,000 Casely wi-fi telephone chargers had been recalled Thursday over considerations that they might pose a hearth hazard, officers mentioned.
Casely, an organization primarily based within the New York Metropolis borough of Brooklyn, acquired 51 stories of lithium-ion batteries inside the facility banks overheating, increasing or catching fireplace whereas shoppers had been charging their telephones, inflicting no less than six minor burn accidents, the U.S. Client Product Security Fee mentioned in a discover.
Shoppers who bought Casely Energy Pods 5000mAh transportable MagSafe wi-fi telephone chargers with mannequin quantity E33A are urged to cease utilizing them instantly and speak to the corporate for a free alternative.
The roughly 429,200 affected telephone chargers have “Casely” engraved on the entrance and the mannequin quantity on the again.
The pocket-size energy banks had been offered at getcasely.com, Amazon and different e-commerce web sites from March 2022 to final September, the fee mentioned.
The telephone chargers shouldn’t be thrown within the trash or recycled in both the final recycling stream or the used-battery containers generally discovered at retail and residential enchancment shops, the fee mentioned.
That’s as a result of the recalled lithium-ion batteries, which pose a better fireplace danger than different batteries, have to be discarded in another way.
Shoppers can contact their native family hazardous waste assortment middle to see if it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries. If it doesn’t, the fee recommends contacting native municipal officers for extra steerage.
Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable, final a very long time and retailer loads of power in a small house. These options have made them a staple in frequent units, together with telephones, laptops, toothbrushes, energy instruments and electrical automobiles. Nevertheless, the batteries require protected dealing with due to their potential to begin fires.
The U.S. Fireplace Administration advises shoppers to cease utilizing lithium-ion batteries in the event that they emit an odor, postpone an excessive amount of warmth, leak, make odd noises, or change in shade or form.
Earlier than buying merchandise, shoppers ought to search for a “Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory” stamp, in accordance with the fireplace administration.
This text initially appeared in The New York Instances.
Initially Revealed: April 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM PDT
