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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Master Forge GD4825

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20130818-6981C-2147452944

Ownership age

About 12 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130818-6981C-2147452944. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Master Forge GD4825. Source model text: 4825. Incident: We grilled hamburgers, and when they were finished, we closed the lid to let the grease burn off while we took the burgers inside. When we came back out, a flame was coming out of the far left knob, near the gas hose. We shut the gas off at the tank and the flame went out, but not before the knob melted.

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Official report number: 20130818-6981C-2147452944. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.