According to a new accident in the USA, 3d printer caught fire as a result of overheating. A young man named Calvin Yu, who was caught in the fire of the 3D printer, burned to death. While the investigation about the incident continues, the family of the young man who lost his life to Alibaba (The owner of AliExpress) sued.
He died because of the 3D printer he bought from AliExpress.
Alibaba is awash with the new crash in the US. The Chinese e-commerce giant’s faulty “Tronxy X5SA 24V 3D printerThe family, which claims to have sold it, stated that the device caught fire with overheating. The printer named Tronxy X5SA 24V 3D, which got too hot, caused a fire in the house. Calvin Yu, who could not escape the fire, died.
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The results of the research conducted by the San Francisco Fire Department were shared. Determining that the fire was caused by a malfunctioning 3D printer, authorities concluded that Calvin Yu died as a result of thermal injuries.
After this investigation by the Fire Department, the Yu family, to Alibaba and the vendor of the 3D printer To Shenzhen Tronxy Technology sued. According to the family’s claim, Alibaba should be penalized for selling defective products; Shenzhen Tronxy Technology, on the other hand, should have given more information about the dangers of 3D printing.
In the case file, both companies were asked to pay pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages. The following statements were used in the document prepared by the family’s lawyers:
“The defendants (Alibaba and Shenzhen Tronxy Technology) knew that the Tronxy X5SA 24V 3D printer sold to Calvin Yu would be used by ordinary consumers like Calvin Yu without repair.”
It should be noted that there is no statement from Chinese companies on the subject yet. However, considering that the 3D printer was purchased with an international order, the case has the potential to be extended.
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