Fire Pots / Tennessee Burn Injury Lawyer
People purchase fire pots for outdoor patio lighting. But the pourable gel fuels used in the fire pots can ignite unexpectedly and cause severe second- and third-degree burns or fatal burns when the fuel is poured into an already-lit fire pot. The gel fuel used in fire pots has been linked to dozens of severe burns and two deaths, prompting a broad recall, according to federal consumer safety advocates.
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured while using a fire gel pot, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Manufacturers have a legal duty to make and sell safe products that do not cause injury when used as intended. The personal injury lawyers at Terry, Terry & Stapleton have been assisting victims of personal injury and defective products in Tennessee for more than four decades.
Call us today at 877-481-6918 to discuss your legal rights if you have been injured by a defective product such as a firepot or pourable gel fuel. We represent clients throughout Tennessee including Rogersville, Newport, Morristown, Knoxville, Kingsport, Johnson City, Jefferson City and Greeneville.
Recall Announced of Pourable Gel Fuel Used in Fire Pots
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, a federal agency responsible for protecting the public from risk of injury or death from unsafe products, announced a recall of all pourable gel fuels made or sold by nine manufacturers and distributors. Pourable gel used in firepots is associated with 65 accidents, including two fire fatalities and 34 victims who were hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns to the face, chest, hands, arms and legs, according to federal product safety regulators.
The pourable gel fuel is typically sold in jugs or bottles. The gel fuels are petroleum-based and are particularly hazardous if aspirated into the lungs. They can cause chemical pneumonia, pulmonary edema and death. Fires caused by the pourable gel fuels are difficult to extinguish.
The manufacturers recalling pourable gel products are:
- Bird Brain, Inc., of Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Bond Manufacturing of Antioch, Calif.
- Sunjel Company (2 Burn, Inc.) of Milwaukee, Wis.
- Fuel Barons, Inc., of Lake Tahoe, Nev.
- Lamplight Farms, Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis.
- Luminosities, Inc. (Windflame) of St. Paul, Minn.
- Pacific Décor, Ltd., of Woodinville, Wash.
- Real Flame, of Racine, Wash.
- Smart Solar, Inc., of Oldsmar, Fla.
Manufacturers have a legal obligation to make and sell products that are safe when used as intended. When pourable gel fuel products cause flash fires and serious burn injuries, the burn victim and their family have a legal claim against the manufacturer. Recovering from serious burn injuries may take months and multiple plastic surgeries. If you or a loved one suffered a serious burn while refueling a firepot with pourable gel fuel, the manufacturer of the detective product should pay all your medical bills and compensate you for your pain and suffering and other expenses.
Consumers should immediately stop using the pourable gel fuel, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has warned, because of the serious risk of burns and flash fires.
Contact Tennessee Fire Gel Injury Lawyer
If you have suffered a serious burn injury from pourable fuel gel used in a firepot, contact a team of Tennessee personal injury attorneys who have 48 years of hands-on experience. We can’t heal your burns, but we can help you obtain compensation to provide financial security and some peace of mind during the lengthy recovery process. That’s important.
Our goal at Terry, Terry & Stapleton is to obtain justice for you and your family by holding accountable manufacturers and distributors that make and sell unsafe products such as pourable gel fuel used in firepots. Take the first step by contacting a knowledgeable and compassionate Tennessee product liability and personal injury lawyer.
For a free, no-obligation consultation about your accident, call us today at 877-482-2056.
