The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on November 6 announced the recall of about 84,000 Hunter Fan Co. Warm Mist Carefree Humidifiers due to a fire hazard. The humidifiers ($40 to $65) were sold from September 2005 through February 2007 at Lowe's and Wal-Mart stores nationwide as well as at other discount and hardware stores and through mail-order catalogs and Web retailers.

For detailed information on the recalled humidifiers, go to the manufacturer’s recall page or read the CPSC's announcement.