Houswise Fire Pit Lawsuit Update: Injuries, Recall Status, and Legal Options

The affected fire pits require consumers to pour liquid fuel into an open container and ignite it where the fuel pools. CPSC says Furmia LLC has not agreed to conduct a recall or offer consumers a remedy.

Consumers should stop using the products and follow CPSC disposal guidance. Anyone injured should preserve product photographs, model information, fuel containers, purchase records, and medical documentation before disposal when safe to do so.

Quick Facts

• CPSC issued an immediate stop-use warning for Houswise Tabletop Fire Pits on July 16, 2026.
• At least 53,500 Vesper, Altair, Quad, and Astra fire pits are covered by the warning.
• CPSC reports more than two dozen incidents and seven injuries, including third-degree burns.
• Furmia LLC has not agreed to conduct a recall or provide a consumer remedy.

Latest Houswise Fire Pit Recall and Lawsuit Developments

July 2026

• July 16, 2026 – CPSC warned consumers to immediately stop using Houswise Tabletop Fire Pits because pooled or spilled alcohol can create uncontrolled pool fires and refueling can cause flame jetting. CPSC reported more than two dozen incidents involving flame jetting, fuel leakage, or unexpectedly high flames and seven injuries, including third-degree burns [1]
• July 16, 2026 – CPSC identified the affected models as Vesper, Altair, Quad, and Astra and said at least 53,500 units were sold through Houswise.com, Amazon, Walmart, and other websites beginning in March 2023. Furmia LLC has not agreed to recall the products or provide a remedy [1]

December 2024

• December 19, 2024 – CPSC issued a broader warning about certain alcohol or liquid-burning fire pits that require fuel to be poured into an open container and ignited where it pools. CPSC reported two deaths and at least 60 injuries involving hazardous products in this category since 2019 [2]

What Is a Houswise Fire Pit?

Houswise sells compact tabletop fire pits intended for indoor and outdoor decorative use. CPSC identifies rectangular, round, and square Houswise models named Vesper, Altair, Quad, and Astra.

The Altair Tabletop Fire Pit is made of concrete and measures about 4.7 inches deep, 4.7 inches wide, and 4.3 inches high, with a listed weight of about five pounds [3]

Houswise markets the Altair for indoor and outdoor use and includes roasting sticks with some configurations. Its product information also describes ceramic wool and an extinguishing accessory.

What Fuel Do Houswise Fire Pits Use?

Houswise states that its tabletop fire pits are designed for bioethanol or isopropyl alcohol and warns consumers not to use wood, pellets, or other fuels [4]

CPSC says the affected products require users to pour liquid fuel into an open container and ignite it where the liquid pools. That open-fuel configuration is central to the pool-fire and flame-jetting hazards identified in the warning.

Why Did CPSC Warn Consumers to Stop Using Houswise Fire Pits?

CPSC says Houswise fire pits can produce uncontrolled pool fires when pooled or spilled alcohol burns across a surface. These fires may suddenly produce flames that are larger and hotter than users expect.

The agency also identifies flame jetting during refilling. A small alcohol flame can be difficult to see and may ignite vapor inside a fuel container as fresh liquid is poured.

CPSC advises consumers to stop using the products immediately, dispose of them, and not sell or give them away [1]

How Can Flame Jetting Occur?

Flame jetting can occur when fresh liquid fuel is poured while a small flame remains in the burner. Because alcohol flames can be faint, a consumer may believe the fire has gone out.

The flame can ignite vapor in or near the fuel container and propel flame and burning liquid toward the person refilling the fire pit or nearby bystanders.

Evidence after an incident may include the fuel bottle, burner, photographs, witness accounts, and instructions describing the proper cooling and refilling procedure.

How Can an Uncontrolled Pool Fire Develop?

A pool fire develops when alcohol spills, leaks, or overflows outside the intended burner and continues burning across another surface.

CPSC specifically reports incidents involving Houswise fuel leaking outside the fire pit and unexpectedly high flames. Burning alcohol may spread across a table, floor, clothing, furniture, cushions, or other nearby materials.

The concrete body does not necessarily contain liquid fuel once it leaves the burner. Burner capacity, fill level, spill containment, and product placement may therefore be important after an accident.

How Many Incidents and Injuries Have Been Reported?

CPSC is aware of more than two dozen Houswise incident reports involving flame jetting, fuel leaking outside the fire pit, and unexpectedly high flames.

Those incidents resulted in seven reported injuries, including third-degree burns. CPSC does not provide detailed medical histories for each injured consumer.

Individual claims should therefore rely on the specific accident, medical records, photographs, and product evidence rather than assume facts beyond the public warning.

Why the Altair Design May Matter

The Altair has a compact concrete body and uses ceramic wool inside the fire pit. Houswise states that the ceramic wool should be checked and replaced when worn [4]

After an incident, the concrete housing, burner opening, ceramic wool, extinguisher, and any visible fire or heat damage may help reconstruct what happened.

The product’s small tabletop size may also place the flame and fuel close to hands, clothing, food, furniture, and seated guests.

Who May Be Affected?

Potentially affected people include consumers burned while filling, lighting, refilling, extinguishing, moving, or sitting near a Houswise fire pit.

The injured person does not necessarily need to own or operate the product. Guests, children, family members, and bystanders may also be exposed if burning fuel spreads beyond the burner.

Property owners may experience additional losses if fire reaches furniture, floors, decks, balconies, rugs, curtains, clothing, or other nearby materials.

Who May Be Liable?

CPSC identifies Furmia LLC as the manufacturer of Houswise Tabletop Fire Pits. Potentially responsible parties may also include an importer, distributor, retailer, marketplace seller, component supplier, or other entity involved in placing the product into commerce.

Potential claims may involve defective design, manufacturing defects, inadequate warnings, negligence, breach of warranty, or other legal theories available under applicable law.

The CPSC warning does not automatically establish liability in an individual case. Product identity, causation, warnings, damages, and governing law must still be evaluated.

Do I Qualify?

• Were you or a loved one seriously burned while using or sitting near a Houswise Vesper, Altair, Quad, or Astra fire pit?
• Did the incident involve refilling, fuel leakage, flame jetting, unexpectedly high flames, or a spreading pool fire?
• Did you require emergency treatment, hospitalization, surgery, skin grafting, or other significant burn care?
• Do you have the fire pit, fuel container, photographs, packaging, purchase records, medical documents, or witness information?

An individualized legal review can determine whether product identification, causation, injuries, damages, available defendants, and filing deadlines support a potential claim.

What Evidence Should I Preserve?

Preserve photographs of the Houswise fire pit, model, burner, fuel opening, concrete or metal housing, ceramic wool, accessories, and fuel container when this can be done safely.

Save Houswise, Amazon, Walmart, or other retailer purchase histories, receipts, shipping records, screenshots, emails, and seller information.

Medical records, injury photographs, damaged clothing, fire reports, witness statements, and property-damage photographs may also be important.

What Should Consumers Do With Houswise Fire Pits?

CPSC advises consumers to immediately stop using affected Houswise fire pits and dispose of them. Consumers should not sell, donate, or give the products to another person [1]

Furmia LLC has not agreed to conduct a recall or provide a refund, replacement, or other consumer remedy. The CPSC action is therefore a stop-use safety warning rather than a cooperative recall program.

If an injury occurred, document the product thoroughly and consider evidence-preservation needs before disposal when the item can be stored safely.

Do I Have a Houswise Fire Pit Lawsuit?

If you or a loved one suffered serious burns involving a Houswise tabletop fire pit, you may have legal options. Contact Schmidt & Clark for a free case review.

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Important Legal Actions or Recalls

Potential Compensation

Potential compensation may include emergency treatment, hospitalization, burn-center care, surgery, skin grafting, medication, rehabilitation, scar treatment, and future medical expenses.

Additional damages may include lost wages, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, permanent scarring, disfigurement, property damage, and other documented losses available under applicable law.

Compensation amounts vary by case. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Legal Process Overview

Free case review: The initial review may address the Houswise model, purchase source, fuel used, accident sequence, injuries, property damage, and available evidence.

Investigation. Attorneys may examine the fire pit, burner, fuel container, instructions, CPSC warning, purchase records, photographs, medical evidence, and witness accounts.

Filing. A lawsuit may be filed when available evidence and governing law support one or more claims. Filing deadlines vary by jurisdiction.

Discovery/negotiation: The parties may exchange product records, testing materials, warnings, incident reports, sales records, medical evidence, expert opinions, and testimony while discussing possible resolution.

Resolution: A case may conclude through settlement, dismissal, court ruling, or trial. No outcome or timeline can be guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions About Houswise Fire Pits

Do I Have a Houswise Fire Pit Lawsuit?

A potential claim may warrant review if a Houswise Vesper, Altair, Quad, or Astra fire pit caused a documented burn or fire injury. Eligibility depends on product identification, causation, damages, evidence, and applicable law.

What Evidence May Support a Houswise Fire Pit Lawsuit?

Evidence may include the fire pit, model information, fuel container, packaging, instructions, receipts, order records, photographs, medical documentation, and witness information.

Did CPSC Recall Houswise Fire Pits?

CPSC issued an immediate stop-use and disposal warning rather than a cooperative recall with a consumer remedy. Furmia LLC has not agreed to recall the products or provide a refund or replacement.

Which Houswise Models Are Covered?

CPSC identifies the Vesper, Altair, Quad, and Astra models. They were sold in rectangular, round, and square configurations and multiple colors.

How Many Houswise Fire Pits Are Affected?

CPSC says at least 53,500 Houswise tabletop fire pits are covered by the warning. They were sold online beginning in March 2023.

How Many Injuries Were Reported?

CPSC reports more than two dozen incidents resulting in seven injuries. The reported injuries include third-degree burns.

What Is Flame Jetting?

Flame jetting can occur when fresh liquid fuel is poured while a small flame remains. Ignition can reach the fuel container and propel flame or burning liquid toward users and bystanders.

What Should I Do With a Houswise Fire Pit?

Stop using it immediately and follow CPSC’s disposal guidance. Do not sell, donate, or give the product to another person.

References

1. https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/2026/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-Stop-Using-Houswise-Tabletop-Fire-Pits-Immediately-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Burn-Injury-or-Death-from-Flame-Jetting-and-Fire-Hazards
2. 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
3. https://houswise.com/products/altair-tabletop-fire-pit
4. https://houswise.com/pages/faq