Blair Warns Consumers on Recalled Robes
Blair Corp. is urging consumers to stop wearing certain robes due to a fire hazard believed to have resulted in six deaths.
The apparel cataloger along with the Consumer Product Safety Commission last week re-issued a recall on 162,000 full-length chenille robes after receiving reports of six deaths due to the robes catching on fire.
Five of the six victims were women and were cooking at the time of the incidents, the CPSC and Blair reported. Three of the victims were reportedly in their 80s.
The CPSC and Blair originally announced the recall for the robes in April after Blair learned of three robes catching on fire, including one report of second-degree burns, according to the CPSC and Blair.
Blair was subsequently made aware of the fatalities after the recall was announced and after Blair had sent letters of the recall to consumers who bought the robes, according to the CPSC and Blair.
The women’s Chenille Robes were made in Pakistan and have the following item numbers: 3093111, 3093112, 3093113, 3093114, 3093115, and 3093116, according to the CPSC and Blair. The item number is identified on a label in the garment’s neckline.
The robes were sold in Blair catalogs and Web site, and Blair stores in Warren, PA, Grove City, PA, and Wilmington, DE, from January 2003 through March 2009 from about $20 to $40, according to the CPSC and Blair.
