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Warning issued over fire risk in popular generators

Health Canada has issued a warning about two popular portable generators.

The Honda EU2200i and Honda EB2200i models can pose a fire risk if exposed to salt water, officials said.

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They advise anyone who has one of the devices to stop using it immediately and get in touch with Honda to arrange a free repair.

About 24,500 of the generators were sold in Canada between Oct. 2017 and Nov. 2019.

<who> Photo credit: Health Canada

So far, there have been no reports of incidents relating to the defect.

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