About SKYSHALO Fire Pits
SKYSHALO sells a 15-inch concrete tabletop fire pit at Home Depot (sold under the model designation ZMSHKHNTQHSZ4S3IKV0-250318) with a 0.7-liter combustion chamber, a thickened cement edge and base for stability, and compatibility with bioethanol or isopropyl alcohol fuel. The product is marketed as a portable rubbing alcohol burner and s’mores maker specifically for balcony use — the same “balcony fire pit” positioning that makes enclosed-space hazards particularly relevant.
SKYSHALO’s broader product lineup at Home Depot and Lowe’s consists largely of propane and natural gas fire pit burners, drop-in pans, and stainless steel burner kits with CSA-certified components. That contrast matters: a brand whose gas products carry certified safety standards is marketing an alcohol-burning open-container fire pit — subject to no equivalent safety certification — under the same brand name and through the same major retail channels.
CSA Certification for Gas, Nothing for Alcohol
Several SKYSHALO gas-burning products carry CSA certification — a mark that signals the product has been independently tested and verified to meet recognized safety standards. The SKYSHALO concrete tabletop fire pit that burns rubbing alcohol carries no equivalent certification, because no equivalent safety certification is available for open-container alcohol-burning fire pits.
The CPSC has found that products requiring users to pour liquid alcohol into an open container and ignite it in the same location violate voluntary safety standard ASTM F3363-19 — a standard designed specifically to prevent the pool fire and flame jetting events that have killed two consumers and injured more than 60 others since 2019 [1]. A consumer who sees SKYSHALO’s gas products at Home Depot and assumes the brand’s alcohol-burning model meets a similar standard is making a reasonable but dangerous mistake.
Federal Warnings and Industry Accountability
In December 2024, the CPSC issued a sweeping consumer alert declaring all alcohol-burning tabletop fire pits “extremely dangerous” and urging consumers to stop using them and sellers to stop selling them — a warning that covers the SKYSHALO concrete tabletop model regardless of the brand’s other product lines [1]. In July 2026, the CPSC issued a specific warning against Houswise Tabletop Fire Pits after seven burn injuries — including third-degree burns — were reported and the manufacturer refused to recall the product [2].
SKYSHALO is among the brands attorneys are actively investigating for burn injury claims. Under product liability law, no formal recall is required for an injured consumer to pursue a claim against a manufacturer or seller of a defective product.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
Consumers who were burned while using a SKYSHALO alcohol-burning tabletop fire pit — whether purchased at Home Depot or any other retailer — may have significant legal options against SKYSHALO and the retailer involved. 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.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