SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20230515-A34E3-2147347559. Severity: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional. Product: Solo Stove Bonfire (Solo Brands - Solo Stove Bonfire. 20 inch diameter). Incident: On the evening of May 5, 2023, I had started a fire in my Solo Stove which was placed on the pool deck behind my home. We have approximately 10 fires a year at our home, but converted to the Solo Stove last fall. My daughter who was 12 came down and was talking to me as she stood next to the fire pit, back to it, to warm herself. Accidentally, she stepped backwards and made brief contact with the outer metal surface of the Solo Stove. She received a 2nd degree burn approximately 4-5 inches long down her calf. We have had bonfires with our children present nearly all their lives, taught fire safety, and my daughter is more responsible than most. There was no horseplay going on. It's concerning to me that such a brief contact with this stove can lead to such a large and severe burn. I think this product is defective and can lead to more injuries given the heat level and lack of cooling material around the stove. With other traditional stoves we've never had an issue - they are either of a material that doesn't get extremely hot, have a ring around the circumference, or other safety mechanism. Solo has released a surround now for its stoves, costing about as much as the entire stove itself. It appears the company is attempting to profit from its inherent design defect.