Safety Alert!!! Amazon tells parents children could be electorcuted by Kindle Fire tablets

Amazon told parents that the worrying fault affects two models of its best-selling Kindle Fire tablet, including a specific model designed for children.

The online retail giant has been forced to send out an email to millions of customers offering to replace the chargers for the devices after it emerged they could cause an electric shock.

In an email sent to customers tonight Amazon said: “We have determined that, in rare cases, when the power adapter included with the UK Fire 7″ and UK Fire Kids Edition 7″ tablet is pulled from the socket, the adapter assembly may detach and create a risk of electrical shock.”

Worried parents are being offered new chargers for free and have been warned to stop using their original adapter over safety concerns.

However, they have been told they can continue using the original USB cable attached to a computer or another generic charger to power up their tablets.

Amazon has asked customers to send back the faulty chargers and says the problem only affects devices sold in the UK and Ireland from September 2015.