Lasko box fans being recalled

If you've got a fan at home you're using to beat the summer heat, Public Health, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Kmart are announcing a recall of close to 5 million units of box fans manufactured by Olasko Product.

June 17, 2011Updated: June 17, 2011
KUAM NewsBy KUAM News

by Sabrina Salas Matanane

Guam - If you've got a fan at home you're using to beat the summer heat, Public Health, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Kmart are announcing a recall of close to 5 million units of box fans manufactured by Olasko Product. They are being recalled because of possible electrical failure that can occur in the fan's motor which poses a fire hazard.

Specifically, the Lasko box fans affected have model numbers: 3720, 3723, and 3733. As for the galaxy box fans, the model number is 4733.