COAOOIX Fire Pits on Amazon
COAOOIX sells a rectangular tabletop fire pit featuring four-sided glass panels, designed for both indoor and outdoor use with an advertised burn time of 2 to 3 hours. The product is sold on Amazon.com and is specifically marketed as a gift — listed under categories including gifts for women, mom, housewarming, Christmas, birthday, and White Elephant exchanges.
That gift-market positioning is significant from a legal standpoint. Products given as gifts are often used by people who have no awareness of the specific safety risks, no familiarity with the fuel involved, and no reason to suspect that a product sold openly on Amazon could be so dangerous that the federal government would call for it to be pulled from the market entirely.
The Gift That Can Cause Permanent Harm
The COAOOIX fire pit burns isopropyl alcohol or similar liquid fuel that reaches temperatures exceeding 1,600°F — hot enough to cause third-degree burns in under one second [1]. The four-sided glass panel enclosure may create a false sense of containment — but those glass panels do not prevent pool fires from suddenly expanding beyond the unit, and they do nothing to prevent flame jetting when a user attempts to refuel.
Flame jetting occurs when a consumer pours liquid fuel into a reservoir that still contains a small, nearly invisible residual flame. The incoming fuel ignites explosively, propelling burning liquid outward with tremendous force — often catching the user’s hands, face, and clothing before they can react.
The CPSC’s Verdict on the Entire Category
In December 2024, the CPSC issued a sweeping consumer alert urging all consumers to immediately stop using alcohol-burning fire pits and calling on all sellers to pull the products from their shelves [1]. The agency found that these products violate voluntary safety standard ASTM F3363-19, which was designed specifically to prevent the pool fire and flame jetting hazards inherent in open-container liquid fuel ignition.
Despite that warning, products like the COAOOIX fire pit remained available for purchase on Amazon. In November 2025, the CPSC recalled more than 18,000 bottles of MoonSoll and Magic Chems ethanol fireplace fuel sold on Amazon — products that had continued to be sold on the platform for more than six months after the December 2024 consumer alert was issued [2].
Who Gets Hurt
Because tabletop fire pits are so frequently given as gifts and used at social gatherings, victims are often not the primary purchaser — they are a recipient, a family member, or a guest who had no part in the buying decision and no opportunity to research the product’s safety profile. Children account for roughly 25% of reported tabletop fire pit victims, and group gatherings account for approximately 40% of reported incidents.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
Consumers — or gift recipients — who were burned while using a COAOOIX tabletop fire pit may have significant legal options against the manufacturer, seller, or retailer, regardless of who originally purchased the product. A class action lawsuit could allow affected consumers to seek compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, permanent scarring or disfigurement, lost wages, and other related losses. Contact an attorney promptly to have your case evaluated.
References
1. 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
2. https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/fire-pit-lawsuit/amazon-tabletop-fire-pit-fuel-recall-deadly-risk-of-flash-fire/