Urgent recall of 700,000 Trader Joe's products over fears they could set your house on fire
Trader Joe's has recalled one of its candles after more than a dozen reports of it causing dangerous flames.
The Mango Tangerine Scented Candle has caused 14 incidents of 'high flames', according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
This includes three reports of minor property damage and two reports of minor burns.
The retail giant has recalled around 653,000 candles. It said the candle flame can spread from the wick to the wax, causing a larger than expected flame and posing a fire hazard.
Customers should immediately stop using the recalled candles and return them to any Trader Joe's store for a full cash refund of $4.
Pictured: The scented candle that Trader Joe's has recalled
Consumers can also complete an online form if they would prefer to receive a $4 Trader Joe's gift card by mail instead.
Consumers who submit the online form will need a receipt or photo of the recalled candle.
On average, candles cause 21 home fires a day nationwide, according to the National Park Service.
On May 21, the Crowder family in Georgia lost their entire home and all their possessions to a fire started by a candle.
The family of six, with children aged 9 to 15, only had minutes to escape with their lives.
'My daughter had fallen asleep with a candle. She was reading by candlelight, and she woke up around 2:15 a.m. and her bed was in flames, the wall, and her book bag,' mother Amy Crowder told Fox 5 Atlanta.
Actor Cocoa Brown's home, also in Georgia, burned to the ground back in February, with TMZ reporting a lit candle may have fallen into a pile of clothes.
The For Better or Worse star, 51, escaped her Fayetteville property with her son Phoenix, 12, and her pets.
The 14 reports include three reports of minor property damage and two reports of minor burns
The home, along with all the Crowder family's possessions, was completely destroyed after a candle fire
The Crowder family of six poses for a photo
Actor Cocoa Brown and her 12-year-old son, pictured, escaped from their burning home in Fayetteville, Georgia, back in February. Sources say a candle was the cause
Statistics show that candle fires are the most common in December, during the peak of the holidays.
The National Fire Protection Association says these types of blazes kill 86 people a year on average, while also causing up to $374 million in direct property damage per year.
The National Candle Association cited a government study suggesting 85 percent of candle fires could be prevented if people followed three simple safety rules.
These include never leaving a burning candle unattended, never lighting a candle near flammable objects and keeping them out of reach from children and pets.
