The patio umbrellas, which boast solar panels and LED lights, have a manufacturing defect that can result in the umbrella being burned or catching on fire.
"The firm has received six reports of the lithium-ion batteries overheating," the commission wrote. "This includes three reports of solar panels catching fire while charging via the AC adapter indoors and two reports of umbrellas catching fire when the solar panel puck overheated and caught fire while attached to the umbrella and one smoke inhalation injury."The CPSC urged owners of the umbrellas to stop using them immediately.
DAILY HARVEST SAYS PATHOGEN, TOXICOLOGY RESULTS ‘NEGATIVE SO FAR’ DURING FRENCH LENTIL, LEEK CRUMBLES TESTING "Consumers should immediately stop using the umbrellas, remove the solar panel puck containing a lithium-ion battery from the top of the umbrella, store the puck out of the sun and away from combustible material and do not charge the puck with the AC adapter."
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