About Zonpexe Fire Pits
Zonpexe sells alcohol-burning tabletop fire pits marketed for both indoor and outdoor use. Like all products in this category, Zonpexe’s fire pits require users to pour liquid alcohol fuel — isopropyl, rubbing alcohol, or bioethanol — directly into an open container and ignite it in the same location.
That design is the fundamental hazard the CPSC has identified across the entire tabletop fire pit product category — and it does not vary meaningfully by brand, price point, material, or size. Whether a fire pit costs $20 or $200, the same nearly invisible, nearly colorless alcohol flame creates the same risk of a catastrophic flame jetting explosion when a user pours fresh fuel near a residual flame they cannot see [1].
How Serious Injuries Happen
Every serious injury in this product category follows a predictable sequence. The fire appears to go out. The user picks up their bottle of alcohol and begins to pour. What they cannot see — because alcohol burns with a nearly colorless, nearly invisible flame — is that a small residual flame is still burning in the bowl.
The moment the fresh alcohol stream contacts that flame, the fuel ignites explosively in a flame jetting event — a violent burst of burning liquid that can travel 15 feet or more in under one second, striking anyone in the immediate area before they can react. Burn injuries from these events can cause second- and third-degree burns to the face, hands, and body that require skin grafts, burn unit hospitalizations, and long-term wound care.
What Regulators Have Found
In December 2024, the CPSC declared all alcohol-burning tabletop fire pits “extremely dangerous” and urged 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 — a standard created specifically to prevent these injuries.
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]. Lawsuits have been filed across the country against manufacturers, sellers, and online platforms. No formal recall is required for an injured consumer to pursue a product liability claim.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
Consumers who were burned while using a Zonpexe tabletop fire pit — whether from a pool fire, a flame jetting explosion, or a refueling incident — 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