Exploding Batteries Spark Fires, Forcing Power Bank Recall To Expand
More than 21,000 portable chargers are being recalled after some caught fire and exploded, causing thousands of dollars in property damage.
The recall affects about 19,500 ESR HaloLock wireless power banks sold in the US, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. An additional 2,015 portable chargers were sold in Canada.
Waymeet Limited has received 20 reports of the batteries igniting, resulting in about $30,000 in property damage. No injuries have been reported, according to the CPSC.
The impacted model numbers include 2G505, 2G520, 2G505B, and …
Residents Evacuate From Burning Valley Cottage Home
A Rockland County home was damaged in a fire, but all residents made it out safely, police said.
The incident happened Monday, Sept. 22, when Clarkstown Police and firefighters responded to a structure fire on Branchville Road in Valley Cottage.
All occupants had already evacuated when crews arrived, and no injuries were reported.
Multiple departments — Valley Cottage, Congers, Central Nyack, West Nyack, and Nyack — worked together to put out the flames. Detectives and fire inspectors remained at the scene to investigate.
According to a report by The Monsey Scoop, the blaze began in the…
Late-Night Blaze Rips Through Gloucester Twp Home (Photos)
A late-night fire displaced residents from a home in Gloucester Township’s Glendora neighborhood, police said.
Officers responded at 12:09 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, to 420 Price Dr., for reports of a dwelling fire, according to a Gloucester Township Police Department media release. They arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the home.
No one was inside at the time, police said. The residents returned after being notified by officers.
Firefighters from Glendora, Chews Landing, Blackwood, Magnolia, Somerdale, and Bellmawr responded and brought the blaze under control before it could …
