Samsung recalls over 1.1 million electric slide-in ranges after hundreds of fires [Video]

Samsung is recalling over 1.1 million electric slide-in ranges used for stove tops as the devices can accidentally be turned on by humans or pets and have led to hundreds of fires, according to a statement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission released Thursday afternoon.

Since 2013, Samsung has gotten over 300 reports of people or pets accidentally starting the front-mounted knobs on their electric slide-in ranges, the Commission stated.

These ranges have been involved in roughly 250 fires and 18 of the fires have caused severe property damage, the Commission stated. Forty injuries have been reported with eight requiring medical attention. There have been seven fires in which a pet has died.

The recall involves several models of the Samsung Electric Slide-In Ranges, the Commission stated. Owners can find the model numbers on the inside upper left corner of the oven door or inside the storage bin at the bottom of the oven.

Owners should reach …