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Dura Flame multi-purpose lighters, fuel

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jun 20, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Jun 20, 2022the latest report was made
  • Sep 3, 2021the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Dura Flame
Maker
Duraflame Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Multi-purpose lighters, fuelIncluding micro-torchesCPSC’s product type: Fuel Multi-purpose Lighters, Incl. Micro-torches (code 1688), in Fuel, Lighters and Fireworks: Lighters & Matches

By month

2 reports from July 2021 to June 2022; the most in June 2022, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 20221
September 20211

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jun 20, 2022, sent to the company Jun 22, 2022, published by CPSC Jul 14, 2022

    The product, in the report: Butane (I think) fueled disposable lighter

    I use a duraflame lighter to light my gas stove.

    I’ve used these lighters for years.

    Last week the lighter blew up and caught on fire soon after I used it.

    I was uninjured but one arms hair was singed and washed off. our home was undamaged save for a very loud explosion that was most disconcerting.

    The firm was not very concerned in an email I sent them.

    Model
    Lighter
    Serial number
    None
    Where
    Wyncote, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 63, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Dura flame, made or sold by Duraflame Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. Hospital admission

    Made Sep 3, 2021, sent to the company Nov 5, 2021, published by CPSC Nov 22, 2021

    The product, in the report: Dura Flame butane lighter UPC 8 7487610002 3

    Burn after explosion (09/23/2020) The consumer’s son and his friend were going camping. Before they went her son was showing his friend the lighter. When he pulled the trigger and turned the adjustable pin, the lighter blew up. A five foot fireball caught his entire body.

    The consumer’s son ran into the shower to put the fire out. His friend put the fire out that was on the carpet and futon.

    The friend drove the son to the hospital where he was transported to a trauma burn unit at another Ruby Memorial hospital, WV.

    There were first degree burns on 40% of his body and second degree burns on 4% of his body. The consumer’s son was admitted and could only stay in the hospital one night due to COVID.

    The consumer stated that the pin in the product was faulty.

    Follow up care, loss of wages, loss of college class attendance, permanent scars.

    UPC
    8 7487610002 3
    Bought from
    Tobacco and Vape Shop, West Virginia
    Bought
    Sep 23, 2020
    Where
    Morgantown, West Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 19, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Dura Flame, made or sold by Duraflame Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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