SUNBEAM

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THERE IS AN INSTRUCTION THAT STATES, "DO NOT SIT ON, AGAINST, OR CRUSH PAD-AVOID SHARP FOLDS. PLACE PAD ON TOP OF AND NOT UNDER THE PART OF BODY NEEDING HEAT" AND CONSUMER FAILED TO PERFORM THAT INSTRUCTION.

Description of Event or Problem

CONSUMER ALLEGES WHILE USING HER HEATING PAD IN BED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGES TO HER MATTRESS, PILLOWS, AND BEDDING. THERE WAS NOT A REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY WITH THIS INCIDENT.