Bunk Beds Recalled After Child's Death

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Ohio store company has recalled about 30,000 bunk beds because of the threat of children becoming trapped. A 3-year-old Iowa boy died after that kind of accident in March 2010.

Columbus-based Big Lots yesterday issued the voluntary recall of the metal futon bunk beds, which can entrap a child when the futon and its metal frame are lowered to a flat position.

A boy in Burlington, Iowa, boy died when his head and neck became caught and the weight of the futon's metal frame prevented him from breathing.

The recalled metal futon bunk beds were sold exclusively by Big Lots stores nationwide from January 2009 through April 2010 for about $200.

(For additional information, contact Big Lots toll-free at 1-866-244-5687 or visit www.biglots.com.)

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