Health Canada has advised users to immediately stop using the recalled grills and contact Fiesta to receive a free new grease pan and assembly instructions. In the United States, there have been 161 reports of grill fires resulting in nine injuries, "including two incidents of major burns on different parts of the body, six incidents of minor burns, and one incident involving temporary hearing loss," said Health Canada. ![]() There have been no reports of resulting injuries. Health Canada says 15 of these incidents were "possibly related" to the hazard involving the grease pan. Only grills that have certain model numbers (FG50045, FG50057, FG50069, C1072-30744, C1072-30754) and have the serial numbers indicated below are affected.Ĭonsumers have reported 31 instances of grill fires in Canada associated with the use of the barbecues. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada. The importer, Fiesta Barbeques of Brampton, Ont., is voluntarily recalling the barbecues in co-operation with the U.S. Health Canada said in a release that if the affected grills are not assembled properly, the burner hose could be exposed to excessive heat, posing a possible fire and burn hazard. The affected barbecues are cabinet-style grills that come in two colour combinations - silver and black, and silver and grey. ![]() The recall covers liquid propane and natural gas outdoor barbecue grills with the words "Blue Ember" printed on the hood. ((Health Canada))Some 25,000 Blue Ember outdoor barbecues have been recalled after users across North America reported several grill fires, some of which caused nine injuries, including two cases of major burns. We Highly Recommend That You Measure The Size Of Your Original Parts and Compare Them To What We Have Listed Before Your Order.The recalled Blue Ember grills, including this model shown above, were sold at a number of major retailers across Canada between November 2006 and May 2009.
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