Samsung recalls over 1 million electric ovens in US due to fire risk

Samsung Electronics has recalled more than 11 lakh of its electric ovens. It is reported that the company has recalled these appliances in view of the risk of fire in the oven. Hundreds of incidents of fire in Samsung electric ovens have been reported in America. Many people were injured and even their pets were killed in these incidents. Therefore, the American branch of the company has recalled many models there. Let us know the details.

Samsung Electronics America has recalled 11 lakh 20 thousand electric ovens. The company has recalled appliances sold between 2013 and 2024. Samsung Newsroom Blog This information has been given in. According to which some problem has been found in the knob of the electric oven. This knob can easily be turned on accidentally by humans and pets, due to which many incidents of fire have occurred there. Everyone affected by the company list of models Is released here.

In America, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has said that this faulty knob has been found to be the cause of about 250 incidents of fire. In 18 of these incidents, people have suffered serious property damage. This means that houses have suffered huge damage. More than 40 people were injured, out of which 8 needed hospital treatment. Even 7 domestic pets died in these fire incidents.

The agency found a faulty oven knob to be linked to the incidents. This knob turns on even unintentionally, for which only a light touch is enough. This malfunction is causing major incidents of fire.

Samsung has taken responsibility for this problem and is now recalling the sold ovens to fix it. The company is now providing knob lock and cover along with them so that such incidents do not happen in future. Also, for ovens with Wi-Fi features, the company has also included a notification feature which can be used through the SmartThings app. It sends an alert to the user when the oven starts.