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Product

Weber Genesis

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20160426-F92B7-2147419926

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160426-F92B7-2147419926. Matched catalog product: Weber Genesis. Source model text: Genesis S-330. Incident: I spoke to [REDACTED] by telephone. Mr. [REDACTED] told me that he was attempting to light a Weber gas barbecue grill on the deck and had just connected a new propane tank to the grill. Mr. [REDACTED] stated that he did not hear any sounds indicating a gas leak after opening the valve of the cylinder. He attempted to light the grill with the built-in igniter but was unsuccessful. He knelt down in front of the grill and opened the cabinet doors to check the connections. While he was kneeling in front of the grill, he opened a burner valve and pushed the igniter button. He stated that the grill �blew up in his face.� Mr. [REDACTED] stated that he had owned the grill for approximately 1 � years, and had no previous problems with it.

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Official report number: 20160426-F92B7-2147419926. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.