EE Power Bar's being recalled for 'over heating', posing a fire safety risk, other sources claim one

[Shotz]

[QUOTE]EE has identified a very small number of incidents where Power Bars have overheated, all of which relate to batch E1-06 (written as Model:E1-06 on the side of the device), and could pose a fire safety risk.

We're therefore recalling batch E1-06 and request that customers stop using them and return their device to a local EE store at their earliest convenience.

Power Bars from any other batch aren't affected by this recall.

It's our intention to replace these chargers once we've completed our investigations; we'll be in touch once these have been concluded. We're really sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.[/QUOTE]

Source: [url]http://www.ee.co.uk/power-bar-recall?wt.mc_id=SMS_EE_E_powerbar_Aug[/url]

Extra sources
[url]http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/05/ee-power-bar-recall/[/url]

Bedroom source:
[url]http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/05/ee-recalls-power-bar-battery-packs-explosion[/url]

[Npc_Hydra3]

When I read this I just skimmed the title real quick and thought it was a power bar candy bar type thing and that one exploded in a student's stomach. Now that would've been a headline.

[Scot]

Well with over 1.5m of the things distributed this was bound to happen at least once.