The appliance manufacturer Whirlpool is recalling tens of thousands of stovetops after reports surfaced suggesting that the glass cooktops could switch on by themselves.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Wednesday that 26,300 glass cooktops sold under Whirlpool, KitchenAid and JennAir are being recalled because the "cooktop surface elements can turn on by themselves, posing burn and fire hazards."

Whirlpool received 133 incident reports involving the cooktop surfaces switching on without human help. Fourteen of the reports, including 13 in the U.S. and 1 in Canada, resulted in "heat damage to nearby items and four reports of items catching on fire," the recall notice states.

There was one report of property damage and two reports of burn injuries.

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The affected models were black cooking surfaces with touch controls manufactured from December 2016 to July 2019, according to the recall notice.

The only remedy listed for fixing the problem is contacting Whirlpool to set up a free replacement cooktop after turning the unit off at the circuit breaker. " Do not leave flammable materials or empty cookware on or near the cooktop," the recall warns.

Whirlpool's hazardous cooktops were sold at Lowe’s, The Home Depot, Best Buy and other home improvement stores from March 2017 through August 2019. Some were also sold online.

The stovetops were priced between $1,150 and $2,500.

For a complete list of the affected model numbers, you can visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website.

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