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Sunday, April 29, 2001




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Capt. Richard Soo demonstrated a wire guard to install over the
halogen bulb of a floor lamp Thursday to reduce the chance of fire
if it falls over. Also exhibited are unsafe items including banned
novelty lighters; hazardous, old-style hairdryers; and dangerous
candle holders. These exhibits promoted the HFD Recall
Round-up program that ends Monday.



Firefighters to collect
recalled products


Star-Bulletin staff

If it has been recalled because it's dangerous, do not throw it out; bring it to a fire station.

Hawaii residents are urged to bring them in during the nationwide Recall Round-Up campaign, which continues through tomorrow.

Consumers could dispose of the hazardous items themselves, but they're often forgotten, passed down or resold at garage sales and thrift shops, said David Cheng, investigator of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The federal agency has teamed up with the state and Honolulu Fire Department in targeting and rounding up seven products that present a risk of fire, shock or electrocution in homes.

They include novelty lighters without a child-resistant mechanism; children's decorative lamps (e.g. Kmart "Little Ones"); horizontal toasters (e.g. Black & Decker Toaster Spacemaker Optima, Model T1000 Type 1, with date codes 405 through 504), vertical toasters (e.g. Proctor-Silex, serial codes A0379 and A3279, models A2589 through A3289); extension cords (e.g. Wellmax, Tools Exchange Outdoor Extension Cord); halogen torchiere floor lamps without a wire guard for the bowl manufactured before Feb. 5, 1997; hair dryers without immersion protection devices.

Recalled items may be dropped off for disposal, but no compensation, at all Maui, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai fire stations.

On Oahu, drop-off sites are at Central (104 S. Beretania St.), Waikiki, Kaneohe, Kapolei and Mililani Mauka fire stations.

Big Island collection sites are Waiakea, Kailua, Pahala and Waimea fire stations.

For information on refunds or repair kits, visit cpsc.gov, or call 800-638-2772, 733-8710.



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