Due to a fire hazard, Samsung recalls one million US stoves.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Friday that Samsung is recalling more than a million electric stoves in the country in response to allegations of unintentional fires that claimed 40 lives and killed pets.

According to the commission’s statement, owners of any of the 30 models that are subject to the voluntary recall are encouraged to get in touch with Samsung for free replacement knob locks or covers.

The recall applies to more than 1.1 million slide-in electric stoves that were marketed between 2013 and 2024.

According to Samsung, the revelation was made in response to rumors that people or dogs could accidently press the knobs, mistakenly activating them. In its press release, the firm made no mention of pet deaths or flames.

The safety authority claims that roughly 250 fires with Samsung stoves have resulted in about 40 injuries, eight of which required medical attention.

The committee noted that reports of seven pet-related fire deaths and eighteen cases of “extensive property damage” had also been received.

Users of the recalled units were advised to check the front-range knobs before going to bed and to keep pets and youngsters away from them.

“Consumers may continue to use their slide-in electric ranges while awaiting their set of free knob locks or covers,” stated the South Korean producer of appliances and electronics.

The global recall of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone due to exploding batteries in 2016 dealt a serious blow to the company’s safety reputation and cost billions of dollars.