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A popular phone charger was once again recalled due to overheating concerns after incidents in which a woman was reported to have died and another suffered first-degree burns on an airplane.
Casely recalled 429,200 of its 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless phone chargers on April 16. The company had previously recalled the charger in April 2025 after receiving 51 reports of the lithium-ion battery overheating, expanding or catching fire during usage, which included six incidents of minor burn injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The CPSC said it has since received 28 more consumer reports of the chargers overheating, expanding or catching on fire, which included an August 2024 incident in which a 75-year-old woman from New Jersey was charing her cell phone with the power bank on her lap when it caught fire and exploded, initially resulting in second- and third-degree burns before she later died from complications from her injuries. A 47-year-old woman was reportedly sustained first-degree burns when she was charging her phone with the power bank on an airplane before it caught fire and exploded.
The power banks were sold online at getcasely.com, Amazon and other websites between $30 and $70 from March 2022 through September 2024. The recalled items have model number E33A printed on the back and "Casely" engraved on the front side of the plate on the right side.
Owners are advised to stop using the power banks immediately and contact Casey for a free replacement, which can be received by going to the firm's website, filling out a form and submitting two photographs.