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Apr 24

Milwaukee woman blames burn on exploding fitness tracker – WISN Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE

A Milwaukee woman said her Fitbit fitness tracker exploded while it was on her arm, leaving her with second-degree burns.

Dina Mitchell said she had owned her Fitbit Flex 2 for about two weeks when the device allegedly caught fire on her arm while she was reading a book on Tuesday night.

"I was literally just sitting and reading when my Fitbit exploded," Mitchell told ABC News in an emailed statement on Sunday. "It was either defective or really mad I was sitting still so long I dont know. Either way, It burned the heck out of my arm."

She said she ripped the device off of her arm as it was still burning and tossed it onto the floor. Mitchell said her doctor had to pick pieces of plastic and rubber out of her arm after the incident.

Mitchell, who said she got the tracker as a birthday gift, said Fitbit offered her a free replacement device after she notified the company about the apparent malfunction.

"We are extremely concerned about Ms. Mitchells report regarding her Flex 2 and take it very seriously, as the health and safety of our customers is our top priority," the company said in a statement.

We are not aware of any other complaints of this nature and see no reason for people to stop wearing their Flex 2, the company added.

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