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Blue Ember Gas Grills recalled for fire risk

By W.J. Hennigan
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada has issued a recall for Blue Ember Gas Grills.

The gas tank’s hose can get too close to the firebox and become exposed to heat, posing a fire hazard to consumers, the commission said.

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The company that makes the Blue Ember grills, Dickson, Tenn.-based Fiesta Gas Grills, has received 161 reports of fires, resulting in nine injuries.

Blue Ember grills were sold at a variety of home centers and retailers from November 2006 to June 2008. The grills sold for $400 to $500 in the U.S. For a complete list of model numbers, read the media release.

The commission asks consumers to stop using the product and call Fiesta Gas Grills to obtain a free replacement grease pan assembly and the instructions for installing the replacement part and the gas tank.

Consumers also should inspect the gas burner hose and regulator, which will be replaced free of charge if there are signs of damage.

For more information, call Fiesta Gas Grills toll free at (866) 740-7849 from the hours of 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. PST Monday through Friday, e-mail mnorman@fiestagasgrills.com or visit the company’s website.

-- W.J. Hennigan

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W.J. Hennigan

W.J. Hennigan covered the Pentagon and national security issues from Washington, D.C., before leaving the Los Angeles Times bureau in November 2017. While there, he reported on war, counter-terrorism, and the lives of American service members from more than two dozen countries and previously covered the aerospace and defense industry from Los Angeles. Hennigan earned awards from the National Press Club, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and was a contributor to the Los Angeles Times coverage of the terror attacks in San Bernardino that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2016.

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