2M garment steamers recalled Boston 25 News [Video]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an expanded recall of garment steamers.

The CPSC said an additional 1.6 million Black+Decker HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers have been recalled. About 518,500 steamers had already been recalled in November.

The recall expansion now applies to all HGS011 steamers, including ones repaired under the previous alert.

Device owners are being told to stop using the steamers after the company continued to receive reports of burn injuries after repairs were made under the initial recall.

Hot water can be expelled from the devices, causing burns, the CPSC said.

The following steamers are part of the recall: