Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-43
GAZCO · Gas fires
The product poses a risk of fire because of self-ignition of the gas. The gas fire had been installed as part of a building project and had then been masked off to protect it during decoration. Following self-ignition the instruction booklet showed signs of having burned through, smouldering and the handset was partially melted. One reported case of damage which relates to the self-ignition of a fire in circumstances where the handset was still in the wrapper.
- Published
- 02 November 2007
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1126/07
- Model
- Various types and models
Classification
- Category
- Gas appliances and components
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
Gas fires