About HRANBOTY Fire Pits
HRANBOTY, operating as “HRANBOTY US” on Amazon, sells a rectangular stainless steel tabletop fire pit with a s’mores kit in black and space gray. The product measures approximately 4 inches deep by 14.2 inches wide by 3.2 inches high, holds 450 ml of fuel, and burns isopropyl alcohol, rubbing alcohol, or bioethanol at 70% concentration or higher — with an advertised burn time of 60 to 80 minutes per tank.
The product is sold with four extendable s’mores roasting sticks, a removable stainless steel flame control cover, four anti-slip pads, and a metal snuffer lid for extinguishing the flame. It is marketed as an “ideal gift for any occasion” including Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, housewarming, and White Elephant exchanges.
The ASTM F3363-19 Claim
HRANBOTY’s Amazon listing states the product is “certified to ASTM F3363-19 standards for added peace of mind.” This claim is significant because ASTM F3363-19 is the voluntary safety standard that the CPSC specifically identified as being violated by all alcohol-burning tabletop fire pits that require users to pour liquid fuel into an open container and ignite it in the same location [1]. The HRANBOTY product uses exactly that fueling mechanism.
Telling consumers a product is “certified” to a safety standard that regulators say the product violates is the kind of claim that consumer protection and product liability attorneys view as particularly serious. A consumer who purchased an HRANBOTY fire pit in reliance on that certification claim was making a decision based on information that directly contradicts the findings of the federal agency responsible for consumer product safety.
Why the Standard Exists — and What It Actually Requires
ASTM F3363-19 was developed specifically to address the pool fire and flame jetting hazards that have killed and injured consumers using alcohol-burning tabletop fire products. Its core requirement is that products must prevent users from pouring liquid alcohol into an open container and igniting it in the same location — the precise fueling mechanism that HRANBOTY’s product uses and that its listing describes.
A product cannot comply with ASTM F3363-19 while also instructing users to “place the ceramic cotton into the fuel chamber” and “pour in bioethanol fuel.” Those two things are mutually exclusive — and the CPSC’s December 2024 consumer alert makes clear which side of that contradiction poses a danger to consumers [1].
The Hazard Behind the Certification Claim
Isopropyl alcohol and bioethanol — the fuels HRANBOTY’s product accepts — burn at temperatures exceeding 1,600°F and produce a flame that is nearly colorless and nearly invisible. A user who cannot see the flame cannot know whether the fire pit is still burning before adding more fuel.
When fresh alcohol is poured near a residual, invisible flame, the result can be a violent flame jetting explosion that propels burning liquid outward onto the user and anyone nearby. At 1,600°F, third-degree burns can occur in under one second — before the user has time to react or pull away.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
Consumers who purchased an HRANBOTY tabletop fire pit in reliance on its “ASTM F3363-19 certified” claim — particularly those who were subsequently burned in a pool fire or flame jetting incident — may have significant legal options. 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