A MUM-OF-TWO has issued a warning to parents after a Halloween torch from Tesco caught fire and burned her daughter’s hand. Bonnie Stainer was in shock when the children’s Halloween Projector Torch caught alight on Thursday.

issues warning over Tesco Halloween torch after daughter Mum issues warning over Tesco Halloween torch after daughter

We take care to make sure product details are correct but the information shown, including vegan and vegetarian suitability and ingredients, may change. If something had happened to either of my daughters because of a cheap torch I’d never forgive myself. At the time, a spokesman for Tesco said: “We take great care to ensure all of our products meet the highest standards of quality so we’re sorry to hear about this incident. Speaking today, Bonnie said: “I gave it to Reeco to play with, but about five minutes later she screamed saying ‘My hand, it’s burnt my hand! However, the supermarket giant claimed in October last year that they were investigating the item after a Scots mum reported the same issue.She dropped the torch to the floor and by the time I got to it, it had started smoking and flames were coming out the bottom. pompeyhelen1 said: “Thanks for this Bonnie, I bought these for my grandsons, have just texted my daughter to let her know, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

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All I could think was what would’ve happened if she had been wearing long sleeves or left it on a sofa or bed. Supplying content to print, broadcast and online colleagues across the globe since 2000, we cover stories throughout the UK but concentrate largely on the news footprint of Central Scotland.