(Arnolds Park)– 10 companies are recalling two million bottles and jugs of a gel fuel used in outdoor decorations known as “gel pots” or fire pots 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 couldn’t tell whether the flame was extinguished. Pouring more gel on a burning pot can lead to dangerous flares or burns. Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire Chief Chris Yungbluth…Click here to hear mp3 file
Yungbluth says there have been atleast two such incidents here in the Iowa Great Lakes in which people were seriously injured…Click here to hear mp3 file
If you have gel fuel lying around, Yungbluth offers this advice…Click here to hear mp3 file
If you have a gel pot, Yungbluth recommends using it for decor only.
