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Regency fireplaces, kind not given

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 7, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 7, 2020the latest report was made
  • Dec 7, 2020the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Regency
Maker
Fireplace Products U.S., Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Fireplaces, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Fireplaces, Not Specified (code 342), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from January 2020 to December 2020; the most in December 2020, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20201

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention 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.

Source:

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

  1. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Dec 7, 2020, sent to the company Jan 26, 2021, published by CPSC Feb 9, 2021

    The product, in the report: Regency Natural gas fireplace insert Model HR14E

    There was an explosion, while the consumer was away from his home.

    There was an explosion inside the burning chamber of the fireplace and it blew through the glass front. The front glass was broken. This is his first incident ever with the fireplace.

    The fireplace had been used earlier in the day (length of time unknown). However, the thermostat had just increased past the ambient temperature. There were some fragments of glass that spread across the home, but there was no damage outside of the fireplace.

    Someone in the vicinity loss temporary hearing after the incident, but it has cleared up. This person may have been sitting within 5’ - 10’ of the fireplace at the time of the incident.

    Model
    HR14E
    Serial number
    435001588
    Bought from
    Malm
    Bought
    May 15, 2016, about then
    Where
    California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 70, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Regency, made or sold by Fireplace Products U.S., Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention 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.

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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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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