Alcohol-fueled fire pits and tabletop burners continue to cause some of the worst burn injuries seen in consumer product cases. Over the past several years, both U.S. and Canadian regulators have issued urgent warnings, product recalls, and safety alerts involving units that can explode, flame jet, create pool fires, or unexpectedly reignite during refueling.
This fire pit recall page serves as the central place for all fire pit recall information on FirePitLawsuits.com. It gathers all major CPSC and Health Canada alerts, explains the underlying product defects, and provides direction for consumers who may have purchased or been injured by one of these dangerous devices. For legal answers and immediate assistance, visit our Legal Help Center or explore the full range of documented fire pit injuries across the country.
For more than 40 years, Board-Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer David P. Willis has represented victims of catastrophic fires, explosions, injuries of defective consumer products. Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1988, he has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for clients nationwide. Licensed in both Texas and New York, Mr. Willis handles burn and explosion cases across the country through formal association with local counsel where required, offering experienced legal help to families harmed by recalled or defective fire pits.
Tabletop fire pits are marketed as simple, stylish, “clean-burning” alternatives to traditional outdoor fires. But behind the marketing is a troubling truth: many units are unreasonably dangerous by design. Common defects include:
When vapors inside a fuel container ignite, the result is a powerful jet of flame that shoots from the bottle like a torch, spraying burning alcohol onto anyone nearby. This is the primary cause of many injuries referenced throughout the recall silo.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued multiple warnings tied directly to flame-jetting incidents, pooling fires, and unexpected explosions. Key alerts include:
CPSC Fire Pit Warning Alerts
This page explains broad federal warnings about hazardous burner designs, invisible flames, and alcohol-fueled products that can erupt even when they appear extinguished.
Learn more: CPSC Fire Pit Warning Alerts
CPSC Alcohol-Fueled Fire Pit Safety Alert
A focused bulletin describing how vapors ignite during refueling, causing flashback events and severe spray burns. Read the alert: CPSC Alcohol Fire Pit Alert
FLIKRFIRE Fire Pit CPSC Warning
After multiple severe burn cases and a documented double fatality, the CPSC urged consumers to stop using and dispose of all FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces.
Read more information about FLIKRFIRE CPSC Warning
Colsen Fire Pit Recall
One of the largest alcohol fire pit recalls issued, covering more than 89,000 units associated with flame jetting and violent spreading fires.
Details here: Colsen Fire Pit Recall
These pages contain federal recall numbers, injury reports, and specific reasons why each product was deemed unsafe.
Health Canada has taken similarly strong action, issuing fire pit and fuel safety bulletins highlighting the dangers of alcohol-based burners and pourable fuel containers.
An early warning describing flame jetting, unstable burner designs, and dangerous imported models lacking proper safety mechanisms. See: Health Canada Fire Pit Warning 2023 The following year another alert was posted that outlines newly reported fire pit injuries, expanding product categories, and broader recommendations for consumers. Full guidance: Health Canada Fire Pit Warning 2024. Health Canada also issued a bulletin alert regarding unregulated alcohol fuel bottles, misleading packaging, and unlabeled imported fuel marketed as “eco safe.”
Together, these warnings confirm that the danger is not limited to the fire pit itself—the fuel system is equally hazardous.
Flame jetting remains the most catastrophic hazard associated with alcohol-fueled burners. Even a small pocket of vapor trapped inside a bottle can ignite the moment it approaches a warm burner, creating:
Victims—often standing at face and chest height—can suffer severe second-, third-, or fourth-degree burns in less than a second.
These examples aren’t just possible injuries that might occur, but actual fire pit and tabletop fire pit accidents and injuries across the USA. In most of these fires and explosions someone was adding alcohol or methanol type fuels to the mini or tabletop firepit when the fire explosion or flame jetting occurred.
Thousands of consumers unknowingly continue to use dangerous ethanol fire pits long after recalls have been issued. Read all the safety bulletins and alerts by the CPSC and Health Canada to educate yourself and others about these dangerous products. If you own the dangerous type of fire pot or fire pit you should:
If you were injured, the Legal Help Center explains filing deadlines, burn injury claims, wrongful death lawsuits, and the steps needed to begin your case.
A recall does not erase manufacturer liability.
In fact, recalls often strengthen a claim by showing:
The defendant fire pit makers may include:
For a detailed look at this topic, review our page on Retailer and Online Seller Liability, located within the Legal Help silo.
Burn injury cases involving ethanol, alcohol based gel, or alcohol-fueled fire pits are among the most severe and complex forms of product liability litigation. Victims may be entitled to compensation for:
If you or a loved one has suffered injuries linked to a recalled or defective fire pit, our firm—led by a Board-Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer—can help you determine your rights.
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Acknowledgment & Thank You – Certain Safety Images and Public-Education Materials, Alerts, and Warnings referenced on this site are courtesy of Health Canada and the CPSC.
