About the STAVOZE Tabletop Fire Pit
One marketplace record identifies the STAVOZE tabletop fire pit as Model CH20-0261 — a portable concrete mini fireplace designed to burn rubbing alcohol, marketed for both indoor and outdoor use. Like every other alcohol-burning tabletop fire pit in this product category, the STAVOZE requires users to pour liquid fuel into an open concrete container and ignite it in the same location — the design the CPSC has identified as the fundamental hazard across the entire category.
The product’s compact, portable size and mini form factor may suggest a contained, lower-risk product. In practice, the size of the vessel has no bearing on the hazard: rubbing alcohol burns at temperatures exceeding 1,600°F regardless of how small the bowl, and a flame jetting explosion travels outward from the point of ignition — not from the fire pit’s perimeter.
The Factors That Matter After a Serious Accident
In any burn injury claim involving a product like the STAVOZE, several factors become legally significant when evaluating what happened and who bears responsibility. Fuel handling — how the user poured the rubbing alcohol, from what type of container, and how close the bottle was held to the fire pit — can be central to understanding how a flame jetting event occurred.
Residual flame and burner temperature are particularly important. Rubbing alcohol burns with a nearly colorless, nearly invisible flame that makes it functionally impossible for a user to confirm the fire has gone out before refueling [1]. Even after a fire appears to have gone out, the concrete body and interior burner components retain heat that can ignite fresh fuel in an explosive refueling event. The proximity of children or combustible materials at the time of the incident also factors into the damages picture — a flame jetting event at a dining table with children present creates a materially different harm scenario than one on an empty patio.
What the Government Has Determined
In December 2024, the CPSC declared all alcohol-burning tabletop fire pits “extremely dangerous” and called on consumers to stop using them and sellers to stop selling them, citing two deaths and more than 60 serious burn injuries since 2019 [1]. The CPSC 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. In July 2026, the CPSC issued a specific warning against Houswise Tabletop Fire Pits after seven consumers suffered burn injuries — including third-degree burns — and the manufacturer refused to recall the product [2].
STAVOZE is among the brands attorneys are actively investigating for burn injury claims nationwide. No formal recall is required for an injured consumer to pursue a product liability claim — what matters is whether the product was defectively designed and whether that defect caused the injury.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
Consumers who were burned while using a STAVOZE tabletop fire pit — whether from a pool fire, a flame jetting explosion, a fuel spill, or a refueling incident involving residual heat — may have significant legal options against the manufacturer, seller, or online platform. 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