- Craig Kelley | February 16, 2012 7:10 AM | Council Bluffs, IA
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Last summer and fall, decorative gel Firepots hit the news for a number of severe burn injuries—and even casualties—caused while using them. The number and severity of the...
- Chrissie Cole | November 03, 2011 8:47 AM | Des Moines, IA
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Defective & Dangerous Products
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recently announced three voluntary recalls of recliners, gel fuel and range tops due to injury risks.
Recliners with Ottomans Recalled
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- Craig Kelley | October 07, 2011 12:04 PM | Council Bluffs, IA
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Defective & Dangerous Products
A few months ago, we warned of the risk of using Napa firepots due to the risk of severe burns. Those concerns were largely based on the use of what are known as gel fuels, which caused firepots to...
- Craig Kelley | June 29, 2011 6:18 PM | Council Bluffs, IA
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Miscellaneous
If you’re the owner of a Napa firepot, stop using it now. Last Wednesday, the company Napa Home & Garden issued a voluntary recall of 460,000 bottles and jugs of NAPAfire and FIREGEL...
- Christina Cole | April 19, 2007 1:18 AM | Fort Dodge, IA
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Miscellaneous
A company has been directed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty for violating a One Call Law that caused a ruptured gas line, leading to a fire and explosion. The law requires 48 hours notice prior to digging starts so that utility lines can be marked. Both the order and the lawsuit were filed on Thursday, according to a press release from the Iowa Attorney General's Office.The court ordered Mansions...
- Christina Cole | April 14, 2007 3:14 PM | Waterloo, IA
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Miscellaneous
A clothes dryer that was found inside a townhouse where a man and his baby were killed had allegedly been stolen from the next-door unit, likely causing a gas leak that led to a deadly fire and explosion.Investigators are still trying to figure out how the dryer ended up in the man's home, killing him in a fiery explosion last Wednesday at 3:00am. The fire destroyed four public housing unites...