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CPSCRecalled Feb 8, 2000 · #00064

CPSC, Distributors Announce Recall of "FIRE CAP" Fire and Smoke Suppressants

Hazard

The product does not suppress fires and could intensify fires.

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Description

The 16-ounce aerosol cans are red, orange, yellow, black and white with a red plastic cap and red aerosol button. Wording on the front of the can reads, in part, "FIRE CAP...FIRE and SMOKE SUPPRESSANT." "FOR USE ON SMALL SPOT FIRES..." is on the back of the can, along with drawings of the product being used on a trash can fire, a stove fire, a car fire and a camp fire. "Manufactured by the Colbra Group" is written on the back of the can.

Product details

Product
FIRE CAP fire and smoke suppressant
Type
Fire Suppressors
Manufacturer
The Colbra Group (out of business)
Model numbers
UPCs
Sold at
Snap-On Tools dealers, Home Shopping Network, and direct market distributors, including Mid-State Fire Systems, and Contract Filling Inc., sold the product nationwide, from February 1996 through September 1999, for about $10.

What you should do

Consumers should stop using this product immediately. Consumers should either throw out the can or return it to the place where purchased, for a full refund.

View the official CPSC notice