Brookstone Recalls Wireless Speakers After Dozen Reports of Overheating Batteries

Brookstone recalled 164,000 wireless speakers after 12 reports of the speakers overheating and catching fire, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission Friday. Five reports of property damage totaled $2,000, it said. Brookstone said consumers should stop using the recalled speakers and properly dispose of the lithium-ion battery packs. The Big Blue Party indoor/outdoor wireless speakers were sold nationwide, including at Ace Hardware, Bloomingdale's, Bon-Ton, Brookstone, Macy’s and Patriot stores, on the Home Shopping Network and online at Amazon.com, Brookstone.com, RueLaLa.com, Wayfair.com, Zulily.com and other websites, December 2013 through August 2018 for about $200, said CPSC. PlastoForm Industries in China manufactured the speakers. Brookstone has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; consumers should contact Omni Management Group about a possible refund, said CPSC.