The product carried the risk of personal injury.
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The company issued its recall after discovering that the lithium-ion batteries attached to the umbrella's solar panels could overheat and pose a serious burn or fire hazard to anyone using it. So far, there have been six reports of incidents, including three cases of the panels catching fire while charging on the included AC adapter indoors and two reports of the solar panel puck overheating and catching fire while attached to the umbrella. One smoke inhalation injury was also reported.
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