10 Companies Recall Fuel Gel for Firepots

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Posted: 4:34 AM Sep 1, 2011 10 Companies Recall Fuel Gel for Firepots Ten companies are recalling 2 million bottles and jugs of the gel fuel used in outdoor decorations known as firepots because of the risk of serious burns. Reporter: A.P. Email Address: news@kolotv.com

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten companies are recalling 2 million bottles
and jugs of the gel fuel used in outdoor decorations known as firepots because of the risk of serious burns.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the gel fuel has been linked to several dozen injuries when users could not tell whether the flame was extinguished. Pouring more gel on a burning
pot can lead to dangerous flares or burns.

The companies recalling gel fuel are: Bird Brain Inc. of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Bond Manufacturing of Antioch, Calif.; Sunjel Company of Milwaukee; Fuel Barons Inc. of Lake Tahoe, Nev.; Lamplight Farms Inc, of Menomonee Falls, Wis.; Luminosities Inc. of St. Paul, Minn.; Marshall Group of Elkhart, Ind.; Pacific Decor Ltd. of Woodinwille, Wash.; Real Flame of Racine, Wis.; Smart Solar USA of Oldsmar, Fla.

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