Fuel Canisters for Outdoor Bamboo Torches Recalled by Conros
Home product recall 98-116. Announced by CPSC on May 22, 1998.
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Announced by CPSC on May 22, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Fuel Canisters for Outdoor Bamboo Torches Recalled by Conros NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 1998 Release # 98-116 Company Phone Number: (800) 988-3956 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 CPSC, Conros Corp. Announce Recall of Fuel Canisters for Outdoor Bamboo Torches WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Conros Corp., of Toronto, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 30,000 “Summer Lights” brand fuel canisters for outdoor bamboo torches. The fuel canister assembly can cause the bamboo pole to ignite. Conros is aware of three incidents in Ontario, Canada, in which the bamboo pole caught on fire. No injuries or property damage was reported. The recall involves only those “Summer Lights” torches equipped with a refillable plastic fuel canister with a metal flame guard attached by a spring. “Summer Lights Torch...Refillable Fuel Canister,” is written on the front of the plastic fuel canister. Consumers fill the fuel canisters with citronella and place them into a bamboo pole. Mass merchandise stores nationwide sold the torches from April through May 1998 for about $5. Consumers should stop using these “Summer Lights” torches immediately, and call Conros toll-free at (800) 988-3956 anytime for refund or replacement information.
Summer Lights outdoor bamboo torch fuel canisters.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Conros.
- Made by Summer Lights.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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