SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190628-B502A-2147380229. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Weber Weber Spirit II e-310 (Weber Spirit II e-310 Grill). Incident: We purchased this grill in May 2018 and used it throughout the summer season without a hitch. We loved it. It was great. During the winter months, we had it stored in the garage. Memorial Day weekend this year (2019) we brought it out of the garage, thoroughly cleaned it inside and out and began using it again this season. I�d say between last summer and this May/June we have used the grill maybe 20-25 times total. This past weekend, my husband was preheating the grill and within 5 minutes we smelled an awful burning smell. We opened up the grill and flames were everywhere. It was totally on fire. After turning off all the burners, we closed the lid to try to have the fire burn itself out. Nope. That didn�t work. Flames began shooting out the bottom of the grill (where the drip pan is). Keep in mind, the drip pan had been changed out the night prior. There was ZERO grease in it. This was not a grease fire. After a minute of panic that the entire unit was going to catch flames and light the propane tank on fire, we opened up the lid and doused the entire grill in baking soda. THANK GOD it put the whole fire out. The inside of the grill is destroyed. The cookbox is melted in several locations and melted to the drip pan. The flavorizor bars are destroyed and look like they are disintegrating and rusty now. The cooking grates are peeling and rusty looking. The entire grill except for the stand and propane tank are RUINED.