Karen Law couldn't believe what happened to her daughter’s Thermos.
Elise "told me that it exploded. I said ‘What?!’ I’ve never heard of that before,” Law told KIRO 7.
The Alderwood Middle School student opened her chicken curry lunch in the Lynnwood-area school cafeteria last week when the bottom of the Thermos-brand food container suddenly burst, sending shards of glass onto Elise and her friends.
“There was this sound like a balloon popping, and the whole cafeteria went quiet, so everybody heard it,” Law told KIRO 7 her daughter said.
Erin Murphy, Alderwood Middle School’s principal, said the students had to move to another table. While the girls removed glass from their clothes, the shards were swept up by staff members. Glass was also found in Elise’s curry so Murphy bought her a hot lunch.
Law contacted KIRO 7 because she wants to know why it happened.
“I’m thankful to God that she didn’t get blind, and her friends didn’t get blind because of the glass,” Law said.
Cavan Reagan Reichmann, a spokesperson for Thermos, wrote in an email to KIRO 7 that the company “would need more information from the consumer to determine" a possible cause.
A number of consumers have posted videos and pictures online of Thermos-brand and other containers they claim have also exploded. A civil lawsuit has been filed against Stanley brand food and beverage containers claiming a Pennsylvania man’s eye was damaged after a similar incident.
The other reports also concern Law.
“It’s a school lunch product. Kids use it,” she said. “You don’t want them to have an unsafe product.”
The following is a statement from a Thermos spokesman:
"Cavan Reagan Reichmann statement on behalf of Thermos: Thermos would need more information from the consumer to determine what happened in this situation. We are not sure what occurred considering the glass filler is encapsulated by inner plastic and an outer plastic liner. If you could please have the consumer contact Thermos directly to provide us with more specifics we could investigate further. The vast majority of Genuine Thermos Brand products are steel vacuumware products, or products that do not use glass. This product is not recommended for children since it contains glass, as noted in its care and use guide. Options for children include the Thermos® FUNtainer™ food jars found at http://www.thermos.com/product_catalog.aspx?CatCode=LUNC. The care and use guide should be read before using any product. The care and use guide for glass products can be found here http://www.thermos.com/careuseGlass.aspx. "
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