SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190511-6035B-2147381040. Severity: Injury, Hospital Admission. Product: Flex Seal Rubber Spray Flex Seal Liquid Rubber Sealant Coating (14 oz aerosole can of Flex Seal Rubber Spray. Product advertisied on TV and sold through numerous retail outlets. This product was ordered from Amazon). Incident: MEMO TO THE FILE 04/17/2019 EVENT TIME LINE AND INFORMATION RELATING TO FIRE EXPLOSION FROM FLEX SEAL RUBBER SPRAY SEALANT For This event occurred on Monday, April 15, 2019 at approximately 3:00 pm at the residence of Background to Event: We have a large flower pot in our back yard which is used for a water feature. Over the years on a couple occasions we have sprayed the inside of the pot with a rubberized spray substance from an aerosol can. This has worked out well to ensure that there were no leaks from the pot. Over the winter we store the pot in the back yard location in an upside down configuration. (No water inside). I decided this year to apply a secondary coat of the well advertised FLEX SEAL rubberized spray to the interior of the flower pot. I ordered two 14 oz cans of FLEX SEAL from Amazon which was received on or about April 14, 2019. This product was stored in my inside garage area until April 15, 2019, the day that we were to use it. On the day of use the weather was clear and there was sunshine with temperatures in the 60�s. The flower pot was positioned completely in the open area in my rear yard � nothing around it but space. There was no metal, electronic equipment or anything around that could possibly cause an ignition spark. Subsequently, on the above event day I opened the top of one of the 14 oz cans and began to spray the interior of the pot. About 30 seconds into the spray operation (estimated) there was a loud pop sound coupled with a spontaneous combustion continuous fire flash which burned my face, arms and hair. Alarmed and with total shock, m