Agency recalls 43,000 ice cube machines

Posted Feb. 25, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.

By Jon Yates | The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Scotsman Group announced a voluntary recall of approximately 43,000 commercial ice cube machines on Thursday, saying they pose a possible fire hazard.

“An electrical component in the product can fail and result in an electrical arc that can pose a fire hazard,” read a Feb. 25 CPSC press release. No injuries have been reported, but Scotsman Group has received four reports of fires and 37 reports of burned or melted components.

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