Five Fires Caused by Recalled Agio Gas Columns

Recalled Agio brand outdoor fire columns can pose a fire hazard to homes. A Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) report announced this fire hazard recall. Thousands of Patio Glow Outdoor Gas Fire Columns are being recalled by Agio International due to a potential gas leak in the connections in the column. The company is aware of five fires started by these fire columns, which are powered by propane gas.

Hazardous Appliance Product Description

The Agio Patio Glow has a brick rectangular base

The top contains a bowl filled with lava rocks

Serial numbers included in the recall are: 0081959SD through 0087754SD

The recalled model number is: GFP207

Both numbers can be found on a label inside the door of the base

Sold at Costco exclusively from August 2009 through February 2010

Pritzker Olsen Attorneys investigate fires that cause property damage, burn injuries and wrongful deaths. Four out of five U.S. fire deaths in 2008 occurred in homes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2008, fire departments responded to 403,000 home fires in the United States, which injured 13,560 people and killed 2,755.

The CPSC advises that consumers who own a recalled Agio Patio Glow fire column should stop using them immediately and return them to Costco for a full refund.

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