"The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an alert in December 2024 warning against using fire pits that burn alcohol or liquid fuels due to the devices violating a voluntary safety standard. The devices, the warning said, pose the danger of pool fires and flame jetting, and have been associated with at least 60 injuries and two deaths since 2019. "Consumers should immediately stop using and dispose of these products," the warning read. "Sellers should stop selling these products.""
"The flames rushed from between the two glass walls of the fire pit and hit the 3-year-old boy on his face, neck and arms, leaving second- and third-degree burns over about 15 percent of his body."
""His future is kind of unknown," Reynoso said. "I don't wish this on anybody, even my worst enemy. ... It's very hard, especially for a 3-year-old.""
On Oct. 4 a tabletop fire pit exploded inside a Morgan Hill home while a family prepared s'mores, burning a 3-year-old on his face, neck and arms with second- and third-degree burns covering about 15 percent of his body. The child has spent more than a month hospitalized, receiving skin grafts and surgeries for a swollen, narrowed airway, with additional surgeries, rehabilitation and laser treatments expected. The device was a Rozato tabletop fireplace sold for $14.99 and fueled by rubbing alcohol or bioethanol. The CPSC warned that alcohol/liquid-fueled fire pits violate a voluntary safety standard, have been linked to at least 60 injuries and two deaths, and advised consumers to stop using them and sellers to stop selling them.
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