Target recalls children's weighted blankets after 2 kids died

Target is urging customers to stop using a weighted children's blanket sold in their stores following four reports of children becoming entrapped.

Target is telling customers to stop using some weighted children's blankets that were sold in its stores and online after four incidents where children became entrapped, two of which resulted in deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.

PHOTO: CPSC and Target announcing the recall of about 204,000 Pillowfort Weighted Blankets.
CPSC and Target announcing the recall of about 204,000 Pillowfort Weighted Blankets.
Consumer Product Safety Commission

A 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl reportedly became entrapped in the cover of Pillowfort Weighted Blankets and died due to asphyxia at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in April, the CPSC said.

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Target received two additional reports of children entrapped in the blankets, but those didn't result in fatalities, according to the agency.

"A young child can become entrapped by unzipping and entering the blanket, posing a risk of death by asphyxiation," Target said on its website.

Target sold about 204,000 of the $40-blankets from December 2018 through September 2022, CPSC said.

PHOTO: CPSC and Target announcing the recall of about 204,000 Pillowfort Weighted Blankets.
CPSC and Target announcing the recall of about 204,000 Pillowfort Weighted Blankets.
Consumer Product Safety Commission

The id numbers to the affected blankets, which can be found on the fabric tag are: 097-02-0140 (Unicorn - White), 097-02-0148 (Space Navy), 097-02-0361(Pink), 097-02-0363 (Blue), 097-02-0364 (Gray), 097-02-1603 (Buffalo Plaid – Red), 097-02-3904 (Blue Constellation) and 097-02-3905 (Unicorn – Pink), according to CPSC.

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Customers can log onto target.com for more information about the recall and how to get a refund.

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