Fire danger leads to HP fax machine recall

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday recalled more than one million fax machines made by Hewlett-Packard due to electrical failures that can lead to fires. The recall of 928,000 of the Chinese-made products in the U.S. and another 240,000 in Canada and Mexico comes in the wake of seven reports of fire damage to property and at least one burn injury to a consumer. It covers HP Fax 1040 and 1050 models that were sold at electronic stores nationwide from Dec. 2004 to Nov. 2011 for $90 to $120. The CPSC also noted that some of the units were actually replacements handed out following a previous recall in 2008.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

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