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Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Office of the Fire Marshal |
Ministère de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services
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Place Nouveau Building 7th Floor 5775 Yonge Street North York ON M2M 4J1 Telephone 416-325-3100 Facsimile: 416-325-3162 |
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Attention News and Assignment Editors
PUBLIC WARNED
OF A RECALL ON FIREX CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS AND COMBINATION SMOKE ALARM/CARBON
MONOXIDE ALARMS
Toronto, ON – May 23, 2008 – The Office of the Fire
Marshal, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Building
and Development Branch of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing are
asking Ontario residents to check their Firex carbon monoxide and combination
carbon monoxide/smoke alarms after the Maple Chase Company issued a voluntary
recall.
Sold under the Firex brand, a malfunctioning component in certain carbon
monoxide alarms and combination carbon monoxide/smoke alarm devices can cause
the alarms to go into a “double chirp” fault mode in the presence of carbon
monoxide prior to the unit going into full alarm mode. According to the Owner’s
Manual, the device must be taken out of service when this fault is present and
cannot be reset. Although no incidents have been reported relating to the
hazard, it puts consumers at risk of injury or death.
Owners of the alarms identified below should contact Maple Chase immediately at
1-888-879-3906 to receive a free comparable replacement alarm and make
arrangements to return their affected alarm(s).
Affected Models:
This recall involves Firex branded 10000 and 12000 series alarms with item
numbers:
| 10000 | 12200 |
| 12000 | 12220 |
| 12000C | 12400 |
| 12000-6 | 12400C |
The alarms were manufactured between June 1, 2007 and February
1, 2008. 16,000 were sold in Ontario.
Customers affected by this notice or with questions are strongly encouraged to
contact Maple Chase by phone at 1-888-879-3906 or visit their website,
www.firexsafety.com/stepone.aspx for more information.
The public is reminded that it is the law to have a working smoke alarm on every
storey of their home and outside all sleeping areas. Working smoke alarms
provide early detection of fire and can give people the precious seconds needed
to escape.
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Media Contacts:
Marie Ainey, Office of the Fire Marshal, (416) 325-3155
Alek Antoniuk, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, (416) 585-6456
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