The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Casely have issued a recall of 430,000 Casely Power Banks 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless phone chargers. If it feels like you have deja vu, that’s probably because the power banks were already recalled in 2025, but the notice is being reannounced after a death was reportedly tied to an exploding charger.
The recall was originally announced in April 2025, after Casely said it received 51 reports from consumers of lithium-ion batteries in their power banks overheating, expanding, or catching fire. At the time, the reports included six “minor” burn injuries.
Since that recall a year ago, the company has received 28 more consumer complaints about the lithium battery overheating, expanding, or catching fire. One of those incidents took place on an airplane, while the other dates to August 2024, when a woman died.
According to the CPSC, a 75-year-old woman from New Jersey was charging her phone with the power bank in her lap. The power bank suddenly caught fire and exploded. The woman suffered second and third-degree burns and later died from complications related to the injuries she sustained, CPSC announced.
The second major incident that’s come to light since the initial recall occurred in February 2026, when a 47-year-old woman was charging her phone on a plane. The power bank “caught on fire and exploded,” according to CPSC, and the woman suffered first-degree burns.
The power banks include model number E33A and were sold online between March 2022 and September 2024, retailing between $30 and $70.
CPSC urges anyone who may have a recalled power bank to dispose of it properly, which means not throwing it in the garbage, where it can remain a fire hazard:
Do not throw this recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, in the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Recalled lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this recalled lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact them ahead of time and ask whether they accept recalled lithium-ion batteries. If they don’t, contact your municipality for further guidance.
Customers are being urged to contact Casely for a replacement. The company has a website where consumers can fill out a form and provide two photos to get a replacement unit. The first photo needs to show the front of the power bank where consumers will need to write the word “Recalled” and the date in permanent marker. The second photo needs to show the model number.
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