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EMPREX LM2601 computers and video games

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 11, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Sep 11, 2012the latest report was made
  • Sep 11, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
EMPREX LM2601
Maker
INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP. USA (CMO USA INC)Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Computers and video gamesComputers, their equipment and electronic gamesCPSC’s product type: Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (code 557), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors

By month

1 report from October 2011 to September 2012; the most in September 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
September 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. First aid

    Made Sep 11, 2012, sent to the company Sep 19, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 3, 2012

    The product, in the report: 24” LCD flat screen computer monitor

    COMPUTER MONITOR SPONTEOUSLY COMBUSTED!

    PRODUCT INFORMATION: LCD 24 inch flat screen computer monitor Emprex LM2601 Model SW26B Product ID 6702501894 Manufactured in May of 2008 Serial number B2612B82200261 by Innolux display corporation.

    DISTRIBUTOR: Frys’ Electronics in Tempe Arizona. Sold in December 2008.

    PRODUCT USE: Installed in a home office. Plugged in with manufacturer supplied cables. The monitor was well ventilated and not touching any surface except for contact between the stand and the desk.

    INCIDENT: On Saturday September 8, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Phoenix, Arizona time, the monitor began to emit smoke from the upper right ventilation area. I reached behind the unit to pull the power cord from the back in order to stop the smoking and to prevent more damage. The power cord connected to the back of the unit. You have to reach over it in order to disconnect the cord. As I detached the cord, the smoke became worse, and I saw a small spark or flame. The flame did not grow because I was able to pull the plug. However, in the process of pulling the plug, I inhaled fumes. This caused me to feel dizzy, nauseated, and to vomit. I had a terrible headache for about 6 hours.

    INHERENTLY DANGEROUS: This product should be recalled. If I had not been sitting in front of it, it would have caught the blinds behind the monitor on fire. It could have burned my house down. It also poisoned me with the smoke from the ventilation slots.

    ATTEMPTS TO REDRESS: Frys’ electronics has disclaimed any liability. I have been unable to find contact information for Emprex / Innolux Display Corporation. I have found web sites for Emprex and Innolux, a Taiwanese Corporation, but the contact pull downs do not launch.

    I have the monitor. I have not opened the case so I can prove that I did not alter it from its manufactured status.

    Model
    Model SW26B Product ID 6702501894
    UPC
    no
    Serial number
    B2612B82200261
    Bought from
    Fry’s Electronics, Arizona
    Bought
    Dec 9, 2008, about then
    Where
    Phoenix, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 54, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand EMPREX LM2601, made or sold by INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP. USA (CMO USA INC)
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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