More than 40 million fire extinguishers in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled because they might not work in an emergency.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says on its website that it’s aware of one death because of a problem with extinguishers made by Kidde. In 2014, extinguishers didn’t work for emergency responders who were trying to fight a car fire after a crash.
Important #recall information if you own a Kidde fire extinguisher: https://t.co/8levaOs4vT pic.twitter.com/k8U3h9dxEB
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