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Schneider Electric Recalls APC Surge Protectors Due to Fire Hazard

 September 9, 2016

-----------NEWS from CPSC----------- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Communications 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, www.cpsc.gov Recall Date: October 3, 2013 Recall Number: 14-001 Schneider Electric Recalls APC Surge Protectors Due to Fire Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C.-Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall Summary Name of Product: APC SurgeArrest surge protectors Hazard: The surge protectors can overheat, smoke and melt, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Replace Consumer Contact: Schneider Electric IT Corp., toll-free at (888) 437-4007 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at http://recall.apc.com, or www.apc.com and click on the Recall link to submit a claim and obtain more information. Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Schneider-Electric-Recalls-APC-Surge-Protectors/ Recall Details Units: About 15 million Description: This recall involves APC 7 and 8 series SurgeArrest surge protectors manufactured before 2003. The model and serial numbers are located on a label on the bottom of the surge protector. The two numbers that follow the first letter or letters in the serial number sequence indicate the year of manufacture. The unit is included in the recall if the numbers are 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01 or 02. APC and the words Personal, Professional, Performance or Network are printed on the surge protectors. The following model numbers are included in this recall. 7 Series Model Numbers NET7

NET7T

NET7T-C

PER7

PER7C

PER7T

PER7T-CO

PER7T-U

PER7TX137

PER7-U

PER7X148

PRF7

PRF7T

PRO7

PRO7C

PRO7T

PRO7TX183

8 Series Model Numbers

NET8

PER8T

PER8TR

PER8XTV

NET8N

PRF8T2

PRF8TT

PRO8

PRO8T2

PRO8TV

PER8T R-CN

PER8TVR

PRO8T2MP12

PRO8T2C

PRO8T2MP12B

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 700 reports of the surge protectors overheating and melting and 55 claims of property damage from smoke and fire, including $916,000 in fire damage to a home and $750,000 in fire damage to a medical facility. There are 13 reports of injuries, including smoke inhalation and contact burns from touching the overheated surge protectors. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled surge protectors, unplug them and contact Schneider Electric for a free replacement surge protector. Sold at: Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, and other stores nationwide from January 1993 through December 2002 for between $13 and $50. Manufacturer: American Power Conversion (APC), now known as Schneider Electric IT Corp., of West Kingston, R.I. Manufactured in: China, Philippines

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This morning at 3:21am Truck Co. 7 responded to the 600 Block of New Street in the City of Plainfield for a working structure fire. Plainfield had 2 lines were stretched and in operation and Plainfield truck was sent to the roof. Truck Co 7 members were assigned to secondary searches of the 2nd floor and also to look for attic access. Photo credit to Chief Tidwell of the Plainfield Fire Division ... See MoreSee Less

This morning at 3:21am Truck Co. 7 responded to the 600 Block of New Street in the City of Plainfield for a working structure fire. Plainfield had 2 lines were stretched and in operation and Plainfield truck was sent to the roof. Truck Co 7 members were assigned to secondary searches of the 2nd floor and also to look for attic access. Photo credit to Chief Tidwell of the Plainfield Fire Division
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Fire Department attends Special Needs Registration Day at Library

Members of the Fire Department took some time along with the South Plainfield Rescue Squad and South Plainfield Police Department
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Members of the Fire Department took some time along with the South Plainfield Rescue Squad and South Plainfield Police Department 
attended  the special needs registration being held at the South Plainfield Publix Library. 

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