The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to stop using Fire Blaze multipurpose lighters sold on Amazon.com for about $12. In Warning 27-075, dated Nov. 5, 2026, the agency said the lighters lack the child-resistant mechanisms the federal standard requires, creating a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burns.
CPSC said no incidents or injuries have been reported. The agency’s instructions are short: stop using the lighters immediately, dispose of them under local rules, and do not sell them or give them away.
What the CPSC Warning Says About Fire Blaze Lighters
According to the CPSC warning, the Fire Blaze lighters were sold on Amazon.com from September 2024 to June 2026. The agency said third-party sellers and other websites may also have offered them. Multipurpose lighters are the tools used to light candles, fireplaces and grills, which makes this a timely check as households prepare for fireplace season and wrap up the last charcoal grill cookouts of the year.
The warning states that the lighters violate the mandatory standard for multipurpose lighters because they lack required child-resistant mechanisms. CPSC added that the lighters also did not meet the pre-market submission requirement for lighters.
The seller is Huizhou Hangkai Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as Uhnmki, of China. CPSC said it issued the company a Notice of Violation and that the company has not responded to the agency’s requests to recall the products or offer a remedy.
How to Recognize the Three Versions
CPSC described three versions of the Fire Blaze lighter. One is grey with a wood-pattern handle, one is gold with a wood-pattern handle, and one is black and grey with a carbon-fiber-pattern handle. The agency said the lighters carry no labeling, so the body offers no printed labeling to check.
That detail matters for anyone searching a drawer or a garage shelf, because the lighter is identified by its look and by where it was bought. The listing price was about $12. A seasonal storage clear-out is one natural time to look for any Fire Blaze lighter.
Utility lighters, also called grill lighters or fireplace lighters, are common this time of year, with Thanksgiving, the peak day for home cooking fires, just ahead. CPSC has been active on other fire-related products too, including a warning about smoke and carbon monoxide alarms sold on Amazon and eBay, and it has tied about 15,400 home fires a year to fireplaces and chimneys. Anyone shopping among types of grills or planning a smoker grill combo cookout will likely have a utility lighter on the list too.
Why Child Resistance Matters for Multipurpose Lighters
The federal rule behind the warning is 16 CFR Part 1212. According to the text of the standard, it prescribes requirements intended to make multipurpose lighters resistant to successful operation by children younger than 5 years of age. The standard covers hand-held, flame-producing products that operate on fuel and are used to ignite items such as candles, fuel for fireplaces, and charcoal or gas-fired grills. It applies to those made in or imported into the United States on or after Dec. 22, 2000. CPSC published the final rule in the Federal Register on Dec. 22, 1999.
The rule sets a performance test. A multipurpose lighter must resist successful operation by at least 85% of the child-test panel, and the child-resistant mechanism must keep working for the reasonably expected life of the lighter. A mechanism that is easy to disable does not satisfy the standard, and the rule also includes certification requirements for manufacturers and importers.
The reason behind the rule appeared in a 1998 Federal Register proposal from CPSC. At that stage, the agency said it was aware of 178 fires from January 1988 through Aug. 6, 1998, that were started by children under age 5 using multipurpose lighters. Those fires resulted in 29 deaths and 71 injuries. Those figures come from the proposal that preceded the standard, not from the Fire Blaze warning.
What CPSC Says To Do With the Lighters
CPSC’s guidance for anyone who owns a Fire Blaze lighter has three parts. Stop using it immediately. Dispose of it according to local disposal rules. Do not sell it or give it away, which keeps a lighter without child-resistant protection from reaching another household.
Because multipurpose lighters operate on fuel, local disposal rules may call for a household hazardous waste drop-off rather than the regular trash, so checking the local waste authority’s guidance is the safest route.
Anyone who has had a safety incident with the product can report it at SaferProducts.gov. CPSC’s Consumer Hotline is 800-638-2772, open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, with a TTY line at 800-638-8270.
For households that use candles, fireplaces and grills through the winter months, a quick sweep through a junk drawer or garage shelf is the practical step. A Fire Blaze lighter that turns up there falls under the agency’s instruction to stop using it immediately.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
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