By Daily Press staff
Investigators say a faulty furnace, which had been recalled by the manufacturer, caused a Santa Monica home to burn late last month.
The fire department responded to a 9- 1-1 call on Jan. 28 at a two-story home in the 900 block of Kensington Road where a fire had erupted in an attic crawl space.
The blaze was quickly extinguished, preventing major damage to the home, officials said.
During the investigation, fire officials found that the furnace had been recalled because of a significant risk associated with the heating unit.
The furnace, which is manufactured by Consolidated Industries, has caused 50 fires, according to reports made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
More than 140,000 of the faulty furnaces were sold in California under several different trade names and fire department officials are strongly encouraging residents to check if their furnace has been recalled.
For a specific list of recalled brands and models, residents can go to www.cpsc.gov or call (877) 347-6456.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 13, 2002. Read the original PDF.