At Colsen, we take safety very seriously. That’s why we, with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a recall of all Colsen-branded fire pits due to a risk of serious burn injury from flame jetting and fire spreading hazards.

CPSC’s Press Release explain the hazard in more detail:

Alcohol flames can be invisible and lead to flame jetting when refilling the fire pit reservoir. Flame jetting is a serious event that can occur while pouring alcohol, when fire flashes back to the alcohol container and suddenly propels burning alcohol out of the container and onto people nearby. 

Alcohol can also splash, spill or leak out of the fire pit reservoir during use, causing a flash fire that can spread and create larger, hotter flames that can escape the unit.

Use of the recalled fire pits can lead to injury quickly and unexpectedly, causing burns in less than one second that can be serious and deadly.

CPSC has received 31 reports of flame jetting and flames escaping the Subject Products, resulting in 19 burn injuries. Two incidents resulted in third degree burns to more than 40% of victims’ bodies, and at least six incidents have involved surgery, prolonged medical treatment, admission to burn treatment facilities, short-term disability, loss of function, physical therapy, or permanent disfigurement.     

               We urge you to immediately stop using your Colsen-branded fire pit and dispose of it in your household trash. Do NOT resell or donate them. It is a violation of federal law to sell or distribute recalled products.