Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and nine manufacturers and distributors issued a recall of an estimated 2 million units of pourable gel fuels due to serious risks of flash fire and burns. The gel fuel can unexpectedly ignite and splatter onto nearby people and objects when poured into a firepot that is still lit. According to the Commission, 65 incidents have been reported which include 2 fatalities and 34 cases of persons being hospitalized with second and third degree burns of the hands, chest, arms, legs and face. Due to the severity of these injuries, the Commission has issued an immediate recall of the pourable gel fuel.
The recall involves all pourable gel fuels manufactured or distributed by the following nine companies: Bond Manufacturing of Antioch, Calif.; Bird Brain Inc., of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Smart Solar Inc. of Oldsmar, Fla.; Lamplight Farms Inc of Menomonee Falls, Wis.; Pacific Décor Ltd. of Woodinwille, Wash.; Sunjel Company (2 Burn Inc.) of Milwaukee; Luminosities Inc (Windflame) of St. Paul, Minn.; Real Flame of Racine, Wis.; and Fuel Barons Inc. of Lake Tahoe, Nev. Consumers should stop using these products and not attempt to fashion homemade remedies or substitute the gel fuel with other flammable materials.
