Furniture maker renews warning after two kids die

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NEW YORK (AP) — Lane Home Furniture urged people to check if
they own a cedar chest it stopped making nearly 30 years ago, after two
children recently suffocated to death inside of them.
The U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission said a latch on the chest
automatically locks when closed. The latch can’t be opened from inside
the chest. Lane originally recalled about 12 million of the chests in
1996 after other deaths, but they are still being bought at second-hand
stores or handed down by families.
The chests were made between
1912 and 1987 and can be identified by the Lane and Virginia Maid brands
inside of them.
Consumers who own the chest should immediately remove
the latch and call Lane at 800-327-6944 for replacement hardware.
The CPSC said Thursday that a total of nine children have died inside the chests, and two others were
near death.
The
two recent deaths pushed Lane and the CPSC to renew its warning about
the chests. The victims were a brother and sister from Franklin, Mass.,
who were 7 and 8 years old. That chest was bought from a resale store
about 13 years ago.
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Online:
CPSC recall information: http://1.usa.gov/1hDtyuw
Lane Furniture information: http://www.lanefurniture.com/CustomerService/Lock-Replacement.aspx

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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lane Home Furniture urged people to check if
they own a cedar chest it stopped making nearly 30 years ago, after two
children recently suffocated to death inside of them.
The U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission said a latch on the chest
automatically locks when closed. The latch can’t be opened from inside
the chest. Lane originally recalled about 12 million of the chests in
1996 after other deaths, but they are still being bought at second-hand
stores or handed down by families.
The chests were made between
1912 and 1987 and can be identified by the Lane and Virginia Maid brands
inside of them.
Consumers who own the chest should immediately remove
the latch and call Lane at 800-327-6944 for replacement hardware.
The CPSC said Thursday that a total of nine children have died inside the chests, and two others were
near death.
The
two recent deaths pushed Lane and the CPSC to renew its warning about
the chests. The victims were a brother and sister from Franklin, Mass.,
who were 7 and 8 years old. That chest was bought from a resale store
about 13 years ago.
___
Online:
CPSC recall information: http://1.usa.gov/1hDtyuw
Lane Furniture information: http://www.lanefurniture.com/CustomerService/Lock-Replacement.aspx

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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