Sterno multi-purpose lighters, fuel
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 17, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 17, 2025the latest report was made
- Nov 17, 2025the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Sterno
- Maker
- The Sterno Group LLCMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Nov 17, 2025, sent to the company Nov 21, 2025, published by CPSC Dec 8, 2025
The product, in the report: Sterno can of butane (8 oz) and torch attachment.
On November 11, 2025, the Altoona Fire Department (Altoona, Iowa) responded to a vapor explosion at a local residence. Investigation found that the homeowner was using a “Sterno” brand butane torch to heat up melted plastic from an oven rack to clean it. The butane torch leaked butane, which then caused butane vapors to escape and ignite from the torch’s flame, which eventually led to a brief vapor explosion. This vapor explosion caused minor injuries to the homeowner’s hand that was holding the butane torch. It was determined that the cause of the butane vapor explosion was either the result of the homeowner not securing the torch attachment to the butane can correctly, or there was a possible product defect with the torch attachment seal not being seated to the butane can correctly, or incompatibility issues between the torch attachment and/or the butane can.
- Model
- ST06000
- UPC
- 0 76642 06000 9
- Serial number
- 76642 06000
- Where
- Altoona, Iowa: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Sterno, made or sold by The Sterno Group LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.