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Product

Weber Spirit

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20150830-A1AF9-2147428866

Ownership age

About 3 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150830-A1AF9-2147428866. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Weber Spirit. Source model text: Spirit S210. Incident: Started a 2015 Weber Spirit S210 propane grill and was pre heating it. After several minutes heard a hiss hear the tank. Upon touching the hose near the regulator propane started spewking out and ignited. Flames burned off hair on right arm and face. Turn off gas with fire proof mitt. Contacted Weber and sent pictures. They claim fault was due to faulty tank. Don't believe it. Suspect bad regulator. Weber is providing replacement parts.

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