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Gel Blaster Gel blaster surge GBS001

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Fire / ignition. Typical failure around 1 mo.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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Reliability signal

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Fire / ignition
Typical first failure
1 mo
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  • Fire / ignition1 · 100%

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Median months to failure

1

Failure reports

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Fire / ignition

Other Toy Weapons (Projectile) (5001)

1 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220112-61FF5-2147358038. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Product: Gel blaster Gel blaster surge GBS001 (Toy gun that shoots gel bullets Gel Blaster SURGE Toy Blaster Shoots Eco-Friendly Water Gellets The Next Evolution in Backyard Fun and Outdoor Games for Boys and Girls Ages 12+ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M5HRBS2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_KFE8YVX65ZD1EW5144SS). Incident: A new Christmas toy, a gel blaster gun, caught fire overnight while charging. Gel Blaster SURGE Toy Blaster Shoots Eco-Friendly Water Gellets The Next Evolution in Backyard Fun and Outdoor Games for Boys and Girls Ages 12+ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M5HRBS2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_R1P44QWPFM4Z4TARJKQ3 We plugged in to charge around 10 pm and smoke detectors went off about 6 hrs later at 4:30 am. The gun was engulfed in flames on our kitchen counter. We were able to get the fire out ourselves. No structural damage to our home. Only impact was soot and smoke damage. We cleaned the house ourselves to remove the soot, replaced our blackened air filters, and had to require a restoration company to clean the air to get rid of the burnt plastic smell. The smell was so bad that our son was dry heaving and vomiting. We are unable to reach the manufacturer. We have left a voicemail at 844-gellets with no reply. We have also emailed 3 times to support@gelblasters.com and received delivery failures. Our only cost we have spent is with the restoration company and it was $580 to run an �air scrubber� on each of our 3 floors for 2 days. We would like to get the company to reimburse the restoration cost but can�t reach them. We would also like to recall the toy. We saw other reviews on Amazon where other�s has also smoldered and was caught before catching fire.

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Months until failure

1 months

Repair cost

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Repaired

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AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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