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Hundreds of thousands of LG Electric Ranges have been recalled after they were tied to more than two dozen fires, according to safety regulators.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Friday announced that 500,000 LG Slide-In Ranges and Freestanding Ranges with front-mounted knobs were recalled after officials discovered that the front-mounted knobs on the recalled ranges could be activated accidentally by humans or pets, posing a fire hazard.
The recall was initiated after the CPSC received nearly 90 reports of unintentional activation of the front-mounted knobs. The ranges had also been involved in more than 28 fires, five of which “caused extensive property damage” that amounted to more than $340,000, according to the agency.
Since hitting the market in 2015, at least eight minor injuries have been reported, which…
