Chicago electric fuel-burning lighting equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 31, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 31, 2024the latest report was made
- Dec 31, 2024the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Chicago electric
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Fuel-burning lighting equipmentCPSC’s product type: Fuel-burning Lighting Equipment (code 4060), in Fuel, Lighters and Fireworks: Fuels, Gas & Oils
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Dec 31, 2024, sent to the company Jan 27, 2025, published by CPSC Feb 10, 2025
The product, in the report: Propane Torch
Caller stated that the propane torch has an illegal fitting which is made out of fake brass which goes to the tank. He stated that the part is made out of steel which causes the tank to spark. Caller stated that he contacted the retailer, but they did not seem to care. Caller does not plan to contact the manufacturer. Caller feels that this tank poses a fire hazard and should be reported.
- Bought from
- Harbor Freight, California
- Bought
- Dec 23, 2024
- Where
- Willits, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Chicago electric, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
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.