A portable charger linked to a fatal fire in New Jersey has prompted US safety regulators to reissue a recall covering nearly 430,000 units, after reports of overheating and explosions continued to mount even after an initial recall was announced last month.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission confirmed the expanded recall action following the death of a senior woman who was using the Casely Power Bank 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless charger, model E33A, while it sat on her lap. The device ignited and exploded, leaving her with second- and third-degree burns. She later died from complications related to those injuries.
A separate incident earlier this year involved a 47-year-old woman whose charger caught fire mid-flight, resulting in first-degree burns. The same model was involved in that case.
Casely had already issued an initial recall in April 2025, but the reports kept coming. The company had received 51 consumer complaints of the battery overheating, expanding, or catching fire during phone charging before that first recall was announced. Since then, 28 additional reports of similar failures have been filed.
The affected units were sold through online channels in the United States between March 2022 and September 2024.
Safety officials are urging owners not to discard the devices in regular trash or recycling bins. Lithium-ion batteries flagged in recalls carry an elevated fire risk even in disposal, and the CPSC has directed consumers to bring the units to a municipal household hazardous waste collection facility. Casely is offering a free replacement to affected customers through its website.
