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Anker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire risks (www.theverge.com)
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[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

I got my dad an Anker Bluetooth speaker a year or so ago that was subject to a recall due to the rechargeable battery inside presenting a fire hazard.

Fortunately, by way of the serial number, his was not one of the effected units, but I had the same question you did when I saw this article.