An urgent recall has been issued for a portable battery sold on Amazon after consumers reported it was 'expanding, igniting, melting, overheating or smoking.'. The recall affects about 488,000 of the Charmast Power Banks sold from between December 2018 to September 2024 at prices ranging from $14 to $25.
![[In four cases, this exploding power bank, a Charmast model W1056 (above), even directly injured customers — causing 'burns or blisters,' according to the recall notice posted by the US CPSC. 'They were sold in black, blue, green, mint, pink and white colors,' the CPSC recall said]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/16/93431639-14221679-In_four_cases_this_exploding_power_bank_a_Charmast_model_W1056_a-a-4_1734971008217.jpg)
total of 44 cases of the faulty battery were submitted, with four reporting injuries, such as burns and blisters. 'They were sold in black, blue, green, mint, pink and white colors,' the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in their recall, adding that the faulty product has 'Model: W1056' printed on its back.
![[The portable batteries were sold exclusively on Amazon]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/16/93433243-14221679-image-a-5_1734971911457.jpg)
The notice urges consumers to stop using the power banks immediately and contact Charmast for instructions on how to receive a full refund. CPSC also noted that consumers should be diligent about how they dispose of these faulty batteries, regardless of whether or not they pursue a refund.
![[After a short while, the battery catches alight and begins to release large flames, causing the dogs to bark. A spokesperson for the Tulsa Fire Department, said: 'The outcome could've been much worse if there had been no means of escape or if the family was asleep at the time']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/16/88304629-14221679-After_a_short_while_the_battery_catches_alight_and_begins_to_rel-a-2_1734971008131.jpg)
'These potentially hazardous batteries must be handled differently than other batteries,' the recall notice warned. 'Do not throw this recalled power bank in the trash,' US CPSC said. 'Do not deposit this recalled power bank in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores.'.
A portable external battery for mobile phones, the Charmast sold on Amazon (above), has been recalled after 44 cases of the device 'expanding, igniting, melting, overheating or smoking'. In four cases, this exploding power bank, a Charmast model W1056 (above), even directly injured customers — causing 'burns or blisters,' according to the recall notice posted by the US CPSC. 'They were sold in black, blue, green, mint, pink and white colors,' the CPSC recall said.
