SurgeArrest Professional power strips and surge protectors
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 27, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 27, 2011the latest report was made
- Dec 27, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- SurgeArrest Professional
- Maker
- Schneider Electric USA IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power strips and surge protectorsCPSC’s product type: Surge Suppressors or Power Strips (code 4083), in Electronics: Cables, Surge & Power Protection
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Dec 27, 2011, sent to the company Jan 4, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 19, 2012
The product, in the report: Black, half-circle, eight outlet surge protector, two ports for phone line. Two of the eight outlets are labeled “Always on.” Near where the cord comes in there is a light labeled Building Wiring Fault. Towards the front of the unit is a label near a light “Protection Working.” The unit is about six inches in diameter, cord is about six to seven feet long.
December 24th 2011, while getting ready for a Christmas Eve party I was in my bathroom downstairs while my girlfriend was upstairs finishing getting ready in my room. The multi-outlet surge protector was plugged into an outlet in my bedroom upstairs. The wall outlet (top) had a controller (remote on/off switch) receiver plugged in with two Christmas lights in series. While the bottom outlet had the surge protector plugged in with three items plugged in at the time; a plasma TV, the cable box, and my girlfriend’s hair straightener. Typically only the TV and cable box are plugged into the surge protector, the top outlet usually will have one light plugged into the controller receiver. While I was downstairs getting ready I heard my girlfriend call my name, I started heading up the stairs when I heard her call my name again except with more urgency so I ran. By the time I reached the top of the stairs smoke was filling the room and I saw my girlfriend standing over the surge protector while it was on fire. Fire was coming from the open outlets and had actually melted through the bottom. I picked the item up, shaking it and blowing it out, then unplugged the item from the wall. There was still power in the room, the circuit was not broken. My girlfriend said she had the hair straightener plugged in with no issues, when she turned it on the surge protector started crackling and making buzzing sounds as well as sparks being seen inside the unit, spurring her first cry for help. After she tried to unplug the hair straightener the unit caught fire causing her to scream for my help, I then ran up the stairs and put the fire out. The room was filled with black smoke and burn marks were on the wood floor. The surge protector appears fine on top but actually has a hole melted through the bottom. Once I cleaned up the black marks on the floor all that was left were two dime size burn holes in the wooden floor. The hair straightener appears to work although the plug was a little blackened by the fire. The tv and cable box seem to work fine, after I replaced the outlet in the wall and hooked up a new surge protector I plugged both back in and they turned on without issue. The only major damage was the burn marks in the floor, no injuries happened in the incident.
- Model
- PRO8T2MP12B
- Serial number
- 1Z0150R30529
- Bought from
- Dell (with computers)
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2002, about then
- Where
- Grand Rapids, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 23, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- No Relationship
- As this report names them
- Brand SurgeArrest Professional, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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