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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Rachel Pugh & Emma Munbodh

Urgent warning issued to FitBit wearers as 1.7 million watches are recalled over fears they could burn skin

People who own FitBit watches have been issued an urgent warning after over 100 users reported being burned by the device.

More than 1.7 million smartwatches which were manufactured between 2017 and 2020 have been recalled after reports of the battery overheating and burning some users.

The company, which is owned by Google, had previously sold about 1million of the model in the US and nearly 700,000 internationally.

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