Possible Case: Napa Home & Garden Recalls NAPAfire and FIREGEL Pourable Gel Fuel

22-06-2011

Tagged Under : Fuel, Gel Fuel, Pourable Gel, Pourable Gel Fuel

Napa Home & Garden is recalling about 460,000 Pourable NAPAfire and FIREGEL Gel Fuel bottles and jugs because the pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter onto people and objects nearby when it is poured into a firepot that is still burning. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the firepot is still ignited. Fuel gel that splatters and ignites can pose fire and burn risks to consumers. Napa is aware of 37 reports of incidents, including 23 burn injuries to consumers. The product is a clear, pourable gel fuel packaged in clear one-quart plastic bottles and one-gallon plastic jugs and sold in non-scented and citronella scents. The fuel is poured into a stainless steel cup in the center of firepots or other decorative lighting devices and ignited. The affected products were sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, Shopko, Restoration Hardware, specialty and gift shops, furniture stores, and home and garden stores nationwide, as well as through Amazon.com, home and garden catalogs, and home decorators and landscape architects between December 2009 and June 2011 for between $5 and $78.

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