Vintage Sanyo fan sparks fire, leads to two deaths

August 24, 2007 – 8:47 am

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This past Monday, an old electric fan (circa 1970) that was produced by Sanyo reportedly “caused a fire” which led to the death of two people in Tokyo. Apparently, a fire broke out “due to decay in the motor and other parts” of the fan, but the firm has denied that there were design flaws “or any other defects” to blame. Interestingly, the company has purportedly received “23 similar reports since 2000, including two involving people who suffered burns,” but recalling a device made nearly four decades ago isn’t exactly high up on the feasibility list.

 

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