A Portage, Indiana mobile home fire resulted in 6-year-old Kayla Nicholson suffering third-degree burns on 35 to 40 percent of her body. According to a story in the Post-Tribune, her flame-retardant pajamas saved her from further burns.

There have been federal regulations regarding the flammability of children’s sleepwear since 1972. Although the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has since relaxed those regulations, flame-retardant children’s sleepwear continues to save lives and limit burn injuries.
Occasionally, children’s sleepwear is recalled because it is not flame-retardant. On April 17 of this year, Disney Store recalled children's footed pajamas because it failed to meet the children’s flammability standard, posing risk of burn injury to children. The products recalled were Baby Einstein Caterpillar sleepwear and Baby Einstein Duck sleepwear and were made of 100% cotton. Flame-resistant sleepwear is never 100% cotton.

The recalled footed pajamas were sold at Disney Stores nationwide from April 2006 through May 2006.

We will post any information on future recalls of children’s sleepwear on this blog.
Pritzker | Ruohonen is a national law firm and represents burn victims throughout the United States. Children who are burned on their parents’ property may have to sue their parents to be justly compensated by their parents’ insurance company. To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.