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Coffee Makers Recalled: An estimated 800,000 Proctor-Silex automatic drip coffee makers are being recalled for a potential fire hazard, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Proctor-Silex, a unit of Cleveland-based Nacco Industries Inc., said it has 181 reports of fire involving the coffee maker, which was manufactured in 1985 and 1986 and sold in thousands of outlets, including Sears and J. C. Penney. Owners should unplug the coffee makers and stop using them. The company will issue a new unit for each recalled appliance. The recall includes Proctor-Silex model numbers that begin with A4 or A5 and series numbers that end with the numbers 58 or 68. Recalled Sears Counter Craft and Sears Kenmore coffee makers are models 360.480293 and 360.480272. The last digit may vary. The numbers on recalled Penney models are 784-2178H or G, and a “C” number ending in 58 or 68. Owners of suspect units should call (800) 341-3333 to verify that their appliance is included and to learn how to return them.