Published by Current legal status: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued an immediate stop-use warning for FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces. This is a safety warning rather than a cooperative recall, and no refund or replacement remedy is available because the current and former manufacturers are no longer in business.
Consumers should stop using FLIKRFIRE products and dispose of them as directed by CPSC. Anyone injured by one of these fireplaces should preserve the product, fuel container, packaging, purchase records, photographs, and medical evidence before disposal.
Quick Facts
- CPSC issued its FLIKRFIRE stop-use warning on December 19, 2024.
- The warning covers square, round, XL, and mini tabletop fireplace models.
- FLIKRFIRE products require isopropyl alcohol to be poured into an open bowl and ignited where it pools.
- The fireplaces were sold online for approximately $35 to $105 from 2018 through 2024.
Table Of Contents
- Latest News & Updates on FLIKRFIRE Fire Pit Lawsuits
- What Are FLIKRFIRE Tabletop Fireplaces?
- Why Did CPSC Warn Consumers to Stop Using FLIKRFIRE?
- How Does FLIKRFIRE Flame Jetting Occur?
- Why Are Pool Fires Difficult to Control?
- Reported Deaths and Burn Injuries
- What Should Consumers Do With a FLIKRFIRE Fireplace?
- How Does the Problem Occur, and Who May Be Liable?
- Who May Be Affected?
- Do I Qualify?
- Do I Have a FLIKRFIRE Fire Pit Lawsuit?
- Important Legal Actions or Recalls
- Potential Compensation
- Legal Process Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions About FLIKRFIRE Fire Pit Lawsuits
- Were FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces recalled?
- How many deaths were associated with FLIKRFIRE?
- What other injuries were reported?
- Which FLIKRFIRE models are covered by the warning?
- What fuel do FLIKRFIRE fireplaces use?
- Where were FLIKRFIRE products sold?
- What should I do with a FLIKRFIRE fireplace?
- Can I pursue a claim if the manufacturer is out of business?
- What evidence should I preserve?
- References
Latest News & Updates on FLIKRFIRE Fire Pit Lawsuits
December 2024
December 19, 2024 – CPSC urged consumers to stop using and dispose of all alcohol-fueled FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces because they can cause uncontrolled pool fires and flame jetting. The agency linked the products to two deaths and at least three additional incidents involving extensive third- or fourth-degree burns [1].
December 19, 2024 – CPSC also issued a broader warning about alcohol and liquid-burning fire pits that require consumers to pour fuel into an open bowl and ignite it in the same location. The agency stated that this product configuration violates ASTM F3363-19, a voluntary standard intended to prevent pool fires and flame jetting [2].
June 2024
June 2024 – An elderly couple suffered fatal burns when another person attempted to refill a FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplace that appeared to be extinguished. CPSC concluded that flame jetting contributed to both deaths.
2018–2024
2018–2024 – FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces were sold through Amazon, Bespoke Post, Faire, Shopify, Hirsch Gift, Wix, Huckberry, Touch of Modern, Macy’s, Nordstrom, CB2, and Neiman Marcus. Prices ranged from approximately $35 to $105.
What Are FLIKRFIRE Tabletop Fireplaces?
FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces are small decorative bowls or open containers that burn isopropyl alcohol, commonly called rubbing alcohol. Consumers pour the liquid directly into the bowl and ignite the pooled fuel in the same location.
The CPSC warning covers several shapes and sizes, including:
- Square FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces
- Round FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces
- FLIKRFIRE XL models
- FLIKRFIRE mini models
These products were promoted as compact decorative fires for tabletops, patios, gatherings, and activities such as roasting marshmallows. Their small size does not limit the temperature of the flame or the amount of harm burning alcohol can cause.
FLIkr LLC was the manufacturer when CPSC issued the warning, while Seera Creative LLC had previously manufactured the fireplaces. Both companies were no longer operating, and neither provided consumers with a recall remedy.
Why Did CPSC Warn Consumers to Stop Using FLIKRFIRE?
FLIKRFIRE fireplaces require users to ignite alcohol after it has been poured into an open bowl. CPSC determined that this configuration can create an uncontrollable pool fire in which flames burn across the surface of pooled or spilled fuel.
CPSC also found that the products can cause flame jetting during refilling. This occurs when a flame inside the bowl ignites the stream of alcohol being poured and carries the fire back toward the bottle.
The resulting ignition can propel flames and burning liquid onto the person pouring the fuel, guests seated nearby, or anyone attempting to help. A fire that initially appears confined to a small bowl can rapidly spread across a table, floor, clothing, or surrounding furnishings.
CPSC stated that the products violate the requirements of ASTM F3363-19. That voluntary safety standard addresses unvented liquid- and gel-fuel-burning devices and is intended to reduce deaths and injuries involving pool fires and flame jetting.
How Does FLIKRFIRE Flame Jetting Occur?
Flame jetting typically begins when someone attempts to refill the bowl before the previous fire is completely extinguished and the product has cooled. The remaining flame may be faint, blue, or nearly invisible under normal indoor or outdoor lighting.
As the user pours alcohol, the hidden flame can ignite the fresh fuel. The fire may travel upward through the stream and reach vapors inside or near the fuel container.
This can create an explosive burst that ejects burning alcohol beyond the tabletop fireplace. The person holding the container may suffer burns to the hands, arms, chest, neck, or face, while bystanders may be struck by burning fuel.
The June 2024 fatal incident demonstrates why visual inspection alone may not establish that the product is safe to refill. The FLIKRFIRE reportedly appeared extinguished before a third person attempted to add more alcohol.
Why Are Pool Fires Difficult to Control?
Isopropyl alcohol is the fuel itself, so a spill can continue burning wherever the liquid travels. Flames may spread across a tabletop, drip over an edge, soak clothing, or move underneath furniture and nearby objects.
CPSC states that isopropyl alcohol can burn at temperatures above 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Exposure to flame at those temperatures can cause a third-degree burn in less than one second.
Pool fires may also become larger or hotter without warning. Attempts to wipe up burning fuel, carry the fireplace outside, or move the table may spread the alcohol and expose additional people.
Water may not be an appropriate response to every liquid-fuel fire and can sometimes spread burning material. The circumstances of an emergency should be addressed through immediate evacuation and appropriate fire-response measures.
Reported Deaths and Burn Injuries
Flame jetting contributed to the deaths of an elderly couple in June 2024. Both were seriously burned when another person attempted to refill a FLIKRFIRE that appeared to be out.
At least three other incidents involving FLIKRFIRE products resulted in third- or fourth-degree burns over extensive portions of consumers’ bodies. Fourth-degree burns can extend beyond the skin into fat, muscle, tendons, or bone.
Serious alcohol-fire injuries may require emergency transportation, intensive care, burn-center admission, debridement, skin grafting, reconstructive procedures, infection treatment, and long-term rehabilitation. Survivors may experience lasting scarring, contractures, nerve damage, reduced mobility, or disfigurement.
Burn injuries can also cause psychological harm, including anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and distress related to permanent changes in appearance or function.
What Should Consumers Do With a FLIKRFIRE Fireplace?
CPSC advises consumers to stop using FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces immediately and dispose of them. No cash refund, replacement, or repair program is available through the manufacturers.
Consumers who have not experienced an injury should prevent anyone else from using the product. The fireplace should not be donated, resold, transferred to another household, or left where another person could retrieve and use it.
Consumers involved in an injury or property-damage incident should not alter, clean, test, refill, or discard the product before obtaining legal guidance. The physical fireplace may contain evidence concerning the bowl, fuel reservoir, burn patterns, residue, instructions, and product identity.
Unsafe-product incidents can also be reported through SaferProducts.gov. A report may document the model, seller, fuel used, incident sequence, injuries, and property damage.
How Does the Problem Occur, and Who May Be Liable?
A FLIKRFIRE incident may result from the combination of an open fuel reservoir, pooled isopropyl alcohol, an invisible remaining flame, and instructions or marketing that do not adequately communicate the speed and severity of flame jetting.
A legal investigation may examine the fireplace design, bowl depth, fuel capacity, extinguishing method, refill instructions, cooling-time guidance, warning labels, packaging, marketing materials, complaint history, and compliance with ASTM F3363-19.
Investigators may also review whether consumers were warned that rubbing-alcohol flames can be difficult to see and can exceed 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Statements promoting the product as a simple tabletop fire or s’mores accessory may be compared with the severity of the known risks.
Potentially responsible parties may include the manufacturer, prior manufacturer, distributor, retailer, online marketplace, fuel supplier, or other companies involved in placing the product into commerce. The closure of the manufacturers may complicate recovery, but it does not automatically eliminate every possible claim.
Who May Be Affected?
People may be injured while filling, lighting, extinguishing, refilling, carrying, or sitting near a FLIKRFIRE fireplace. The injured person does not need to be the buyer or the person who poured the fuel.
Guests and family members may be exposed when the product is used as a centerpiece or during marshmallow roasting. Tabletop placement can put the flame near people’s faces, clothing, hands, food, and drinks.
Children and older adults may face particularly serious consequences because their ability to move away from a sudden fire may be limited. A bystander may be engulfed by burning alcohol even without touching the product.
Property owners may also experience damage when alcohol spreads across tables, flooring, rugs, walls, furniture, balconies, or decks. Fire losses may include repairs, damaged belongings, temporary housing, and insurance-related expenses.
Do I Qualify?
- Were you or a loved one burned while using or sitting near a FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplace?
- Did the product have a square, round, XL, or mini bowl design?
- Did the fireplace use isopropyl alcohol or rubbing alcohol?
- Did the incident occur while the bowl was being filled or refilled?
- Did the fireplace appear extinguished before fresh fuel was added?
- Did flames travel toward the fuel bottle or propel burning alcohol onto another person?
- Did you suffer third-degree burns, fourth-degree burns, scarring, disfigurement, surgery, or prolonged hospitalization?
- Can you preserve the fireplace, alcohol container, packaging, instructions, photographs, purchase records, and medical documents?
Evidence may be available even when the original receipt is missing. Online-order histories, credit-card records, photographs, retailer emails, packaging, witness statements, and markings on the fireplace may help establish product identity.
Do I Have a FLIKRFIRE Fire Pit Lawsuit?
If you or a loved one suffered severe burns or other losses involving a FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplace, you may have legal options. Contact Schmidt & Clark for a free case review.
Important Legal Actions or Recalls
| Event | Month/Year | Type | Status | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal FLIKRFIRE flame-jetting incident | June 2024 | Consumer incident | Two deaths reported | An elderly couple suffered fatal burns after a third person refilled a fireplace that appeared extinguished | CPSC |
| Additional FLIKRFIRE burn incidents | Reported by December 2024 | Consumer injuries | At least three incidents | Consumers suffered extensive third- or fourth-degree burns | CPSC |
| FLIKRFIRE product safety warning | December 2024 | CPSC stop-use warning | Immediate disposal advised | CPSC warned of uncontrolled pool fires, flame jetting, serious burns, and fatal injuries | CPSC |
| Recall remedy status | December 2024 | Consumer remedy | No remedy available | FLIkr LLC and prior manufacturer Seera Creative LLC were no longer in business | CPSC |
| General liquid-burning fire pit alert | December 2024 | CPSC safety alert | Stop-use guidance issued | CPSC warned against products that require pooled liquid fuel to be ignited in an open container | CPSC |
Potential Compensation
Potential compensation may include ambulance transportation, emergency treatment, intensive care, burn-center hospitalization, wound care, debridement, skin grafting, reconstructive surgery, medication, rehabilitation, and future medical care.
Additional damages may include physical pain, emotional distress, permanent scarring, disfigurement, reduced mobility, lost wages, diminished earning capacity, home-care expenses, and property damage. Surviving relatives may be able to pursue wrongful death damages depending on applicable state law.
Compensation amounts vary by case. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Legal Process Overview
Step 1: Free case review. The initial review examines the FLIKRFIRE model, retailer, purchase date, alcohol concentration, incident sequence, injuries, and whether the fireplace appeared extinguished before refilling.
Step 2: Evidence preservation and investigation. The fireplace, fuel container, packaging, instructions, burned clothing, scene photographs, purchase records, medical files, fire reports, and witness information should be preserved.
Step 3: Filing the claim. A supported claim may allege defective design, inadequate warnings, negligence, breach of warranty, distributor liability, retailer liability, or other claims allowed under applicable law.
Step 4: Discovery and negotiation. The parties may exchange product specifications, warning materials, sales records, incident data, CPSC documents, medical evidence, expert analysis, and witness testimony.
Step 5: Resolution. A case may conclude through settlement, court ruling, dismissal, or trial based on product identification, causation, available defendants, insurance coverage, injuries, and damages.
Frequently Asked Questions About FLIKRFIRE Fire Pit Lawsuits
Were FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces recalled?
CPSC issued an immediate stop-use and disposal warning rather than a cooperative recall. The manufacturers were no longer in business and did not agree to provide consumers with a recall remedy.
How many deaths were associated with FLIKRFIRE?
Two elderly consumers died after suffering severe burns in a June 2024 flame-jetting incident. The fireplace appeared extinguished before another person attempted to refill it.
What other injuries were reported?
At least three additional incidents caused third- or fourth-degree burns over extensive areas of consumers’ bodies. These injuries can damage skin, fat, muscle, tendons, and other tissue.
Which FLIKRFIRE models are covered by the warning?
The CPSC warning identifies square, round, XL, and mini FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplace models. Consumers should stop using all alcohol-fueled FLIKRFIRE tabletop fireplaces.
What fuel do FLIKRFIRE fireplaces use?
The products use isopropyl alcohol, commonly known as rubbing alcohol. Consumers pour the alcohol into the open bowl and ignite it where the liquid pools.
Where were FLIKRFIRE products sold?
The fireplaces were sold online through numerous retailers, including Amazon, Bespoke Post, Faire, Huckberry, Macy’s, Nordstrom, CB2, Neiman Marcus, and other websites. They were available from 2018 through 2024 for approximately $35 to $105.
What should I do with a FLIKRFIRE fireplace?
CPSC advises consumers to stop using the product and dispose of it. Consumers involved in an injury should preserve the fireplace and related evidence until they receive legal guidance.
Can I pursue a claim if the manufacturer is out of business?
Possibly. A legal review may consider insurers, distributors, retailers, marketplaces, prior manufacturers, or other potentially responsible businesses. The available options depend on the purchase history, incident date, jurisdiction, and supporting evidence.
What evidence should I preserve?
Preserve the fireplace, alcohol container, packaging, instructions, order confirmation, retailer information, photographs, videos, burned clothing, fire records, medical documents, and witness contact information.
References
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/2025/CPSC-Urges-Consumers-to-Stop-Using-FLIKRFIRE-Tabletop-Fireplaces-Due-to-Flame-Jetting-and-Fire-Hazards-Two-Deaths-and-Serious-Burn-Injuries-Reported
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/2025/Consumer-Alert-Stop-Using-Alcohol-or-Other-Liquid-Burning-Fire-Pits-That-Violate-Voluntary-Standards-and-Present-Flame-Jetting-and-Fire-Hazards-Two-Deaths-and-Dozens-of-Serious-Burn-Injuries-Reported
- https://store.astm.org/f3363-19.html
- https://www.saferproducts.gov/