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Homeowners have been advised to stop using several Colsen-branded fire pits after receiving multiple reports of serious burn injuries suffered by users, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
"Alcohol flames can be invisible and lead to flame jetting when refilling the fire pit reservoir," a CPSC notice states.
"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."
Federal officials noted that the alcohol can also 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.
Serious, possibly deadly burns can be caused in less than one second, they added.
The fire pits are made of concrete with an open reservoir to contain the burning liquid alcohol.
This recall includes fire pit models that are gray or black, round, rectangular, hexagonal, square, or skull-shaped.
They are sold with a flame extinguisher and have the "Colsen" brand printed on them.
To date, there have been 31 reports of flame jetting or flames escaping the concrete container, resulting in 19 burn injuries.
According to the CPSC, two of those incidents resulted in third-degree burns to more than 40 percent of victims' bodies.
At least six incidents other incidents involved surgery, prolonged medical treatment, admission to burn treatment facilities, short-term disability, loss of function, physical therapy, or permanent disfigurement.
In total, approximately 89,500 fire its are subject to the recall.
They were sold on Amazon, Wayfair, Walmart, Sharper Image, FlipShop, Grommet, Meta, and TikTok for between $40 and $90 from January 2020 and July 2024.
"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fire pits and dispose of them," CPSC posted. "Do NOT resell or donate them. It is a violation of federal law to sell or distribute recalled products.
"The firm stopped selling Colsen-branded fire pits less than one year after it acquired the product business and does not have the financial resources to offer a remedy to consumers."
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