Easy-Lite multi-purpose lighters, fuel
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 19, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 19, 2015the latest report was made
- Apr 19, 2015the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Easy-Lite
- Maker
- CB DISTRIBUTORS 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Emergency room Made Apr 19, 2015, sent to the company Apr 27, 2015, published by CPSC May 11, 2015
The product, in the report: Easy-Lite C12F. (The “I” is actually a stylized flame making it a logo of sorts.) The following numbers appeared below the bar code label: 3 6586000501. This is a common disposable butane lighter.
My adult daughter was lighting a candle with a disposable butane lighter when the metal wrap around the valve assembly exploded away from the valve assembly itself and the lighter spewed flaming liquid butane onto her hand, a couch and the floor. Luckily, she was able to extinguish the fires on the couch and the floor, but she did sustain serious second degree burns to her hand requiring immediate medical treatment at an emergency room.
The lighter bore the following markings: Easy-Lite C12F (where the “I” in “Lite” is actually a stylized flame rather than the letter). It also had the numbers 3 6586000501 below the bar code on the label.
We were lucky. This product failure could have resulted in a major house fire along with potential blindness and severe facial scaring.
I have multiple digital photos of the lighter (post explosion) and the burns my daughter sustained to her hand. I hope to be able to attach a few to this submission, but if I can’t, and the photos would assist CPSC, then please send me an email, and I will attach them to the return email address you provide.54
- Model
- Easy-Lite C12F
- UPC
- 3 6586000501
- Bought from
- Unknown
- Where
- Shawnee, Kansas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 21, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Easy-Lite, made or sold by CB DISTRIBUTORS INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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.
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Sources
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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.
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