SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110527-4AF1D-2147478780. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Char Broil Char Broil Patio Bistro Gas (LP) Grill, Model 126015 Series. Source model text: COMMERCIAL INFRARED Car-Broil-PRODUCT GUIDE MODEL 463246910. Incident: I have a Char-Broil COMMERCIAL SERIES LP/PROPANE powered outdoor grill. I grilled beef (Hamburger) on the grill at 600� for approximately (24) twenty-four minutes. When I determined that the beef was cooked properly, I closed both of the knob type valves that are fixed on the front of the grill to the closed position, I opened the bottom storage door to close off the LP/PROPANE valve. Successfully closing off the the ignition source of fuel to the grill and burners, I pulled the beef off of the grate and closed the Stainless looking lid to the closed position and at that point visually the fire was completely extinguished from a visual perspective as well as I could tell. I walked away from the grill appliance, went inside for approximately (2-3) two or three minutes when I looked outside and the grill appliance was blowing off a mix of dark gray smoke pouring out of the entire upper end of the fire-box with the lid still closed. I checked the valves a second time making sure that all fuel sources had been completely closed off and they are closed. At this point the grill is on fire. My next step was to contain the fire as effectively as possible, as I noticed that the thin perforated grate and the upper grill insert that sits inside of the thin perforated grate had caught on fire, I also noticed that the fire was burning below the thin perforated grate as well as burning on the top of the cooking surface. I successfully extinguished the fire with wet kitchen towels, I used u