A young woman from Orange County, California was hospitalized after suffering severe burns in a horrific tabletop fire pit accident.
The 18-year-old woman explained: “We were making s’mores and what happened to me is called fire jetting. It’s when an alcohol-fueled pit basically explodes.”
These types of injuries are not uncommon. For example, in May 2025 a 3-year-old child was severely burned on her face and arms by a “flash fire” when her father was attempting to light a tabletop fire pit using liquid alcohol.
Another tragic example occurred last year, when a 93-year-old couple from New Hampshire both died after suffering 3rd-degree burns in a tabletop fire pit accident.
In December 2024, safety officials tried to raise awareness about flame-jetting and fire hazards from tabletop fire pits, warning consumers to Stop Using Alcohol or Other Liquid-Burning Fire Pits:
“These fire pits are extremely dangerous and have been associated with two deaths and at least 60 injuries since 2019,” according to the warning.”
Despite the life-threatening burn hazards, many people are still unaware of the risk of flame-jetting posed by tabletop fire pits.
Source: Laguna Niguel woman suffers second- and third-degree burns after using tabletop firepit