Consumer Product Recall

Red Devil gas grills may collapse, ignite combustibles.

FROM FIRE FINDINGS' - web site: www.firefindings.com

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about 155,000 Red Devil "Portable Outdoor Kitchen" gas grills that e4L Inc. and Quantim North America Inc., both of Encino, California, manufactured.

The product's design allows consumers to light the grill at an air intake tube, instead of at the burner. Though the grill appears to function normally, gas inside the air intake tube ignites. The tube can reach 750 degrees Fahrenheit and present a burn hazard to consumers. In some earlier grills, the heat produced by lighting the grill at the air intake tube damaged the plastic support piece and caused the grill to fall to the ground. When it collapses, flames from the grill can ignite surrounding combustibles.

Quantum and e4L sold the grills to consumers from about May 1998 through January 1999.

CPSC sued e4L Inc. and Quantum North America to obtain a recall, and a judge granted the agency a default judgement when the manufacturers failed to appear. The firms are liquidating their assets. Since Quantum and e4L have declared bankruptcy, no remedy is available.

For more information, call the CPSC at (800) 638-2772 anytime.

About 19,300 of the grills, sold directly by e4L, were recalled in July 1998 because the burners could disconnect from the burner pan.

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