Fire Hazard Prompts Flashlight Recall

There's good reason to check the flashlights in your home and car, our friends at say the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of certain flashlights because they could heat up, smoke, or melt; posing fire and burn hazards.

The recall involves six piece LED flashlight sets that were sold for about $10 per set at Target from Oct. 2010 through Dec. 2011. The Flashlights were manufactured in China.

They are made of silver plastic with black rubber around the handle and light base. The flashlight sets have UPC code 490021010049 printed on the back of the package. Included in the six piece flashlight sets were two small flashlights measuring about 3 inches long, two medium flashlights about 6 inches long and two large flashlights about 7 1/2 inches long.

If you have these flashlights, you should stop using them immediately and return them to any Target store for a full refund.

For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.target.com

Interested in keeping your family safe? Palm Harbor Fire Rescue has many Consumer Safety Programs.