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Sky lantern - Normal Paper Fly Lantern — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireAug 20, 2010

Hazard

The product poses a risk of fire because users do not have any flight direction and speed control and can not influence the point where the lantern will go down/fall. It is therefore very difficult or impossible to avoid the lantern coming into contact with flammable material, e.g. dry vegetation or buildings.Incident reported

Measures taken

  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities — Other

Product description

Flying paper lantern (available in three colours: yellow, pink, blue) are packed in plastic packaging. On the packaging is written: material from cotton-fibre paper. Inside the product on a metal frame is placed the candle. Inside the packaging sky lantern added a short instruction in the state language. Product size: 1. D 40 x 100 cm; 2. D 30 x 75 cm.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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