However, the supermarket giant claimed in October last year that they were investigating the item after a Scots mum reported the same issue. pompeyhelen1 said: “Thanks for this Bonnie, I bought these for my grandsons, have just texted my daughter to let her know, it’s better to be safe than sorry. All I could think was what would’ve happened if she had been wearing long sleeves or left it on a sofa or bed. Her clothes or the furniture could have caught fire so easily.

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A MUM-OF-TWO has issued a warning to parents after a Halloween torch from Tesco caught fire and burned her daughter’s hand.It just caught on fire and burnt my six-year-old daughter’s hand. Maybe retweet and warn other parents?” At the time, a spokesman for Tesco said: “We take great care to ensure all of our products meet the highest standards of quality so we’re sorry to hear about this incident. She dropped the torch to the floor and by the time I got to it, it had started smoking and flames were coming out the bottom. Speaking today, Bonnie said: “I gave it to Reeco to play with, but about five minutes later she screamed saying ‘My hand, it’s burnt my hand!’. chez37405899 wrote: “I’ve bought two and given them to my grandkids. I have texted their mum to say not to use – thank you for this.”

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I’ll never buy something like that again. If something had happened to either of my daughters because of a cheap torch I’d never forgive myself.”