Certain pourable gel fuels sold at Target, Sears, Kmart and other retailers are being recalled after at least 11 burn injuries were reported, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement last week.
The products, manufactured by Bird Brain Inc., a Michigan company, were made for ceramic firepots and other decorative lighting. When poured into firepots that are still burning, the gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter nearby objects or people.
A full list of recalled items, including those labeled Biofuel Fuel Gel and Firepot Fuel Gel, can be found at tinyurl.com/3f7kat3.
Consumers are told to stop using the products and contact Bird Brain Inc. at www.birdbrainrecall.com or 1-877-414-0842 for refund instructions.
Legal clients paid for thefts
A group that compensates people whose lawyers steal money or other property from them approved payment of $15,000 for six claims involving three lawyers in September.
The Minnesota Client Security Board approved a $2,500 claim against disbarred Minneapolis lawyer Albert A. Garcia Jr., two claims totaling $6,700 against suspended St. Paul lawyer Nathan K. McLean and three claims totaling $5,800 against disbarred Anoka lawyer Jay Gerald Swokowski.
To contact the board, go to tinyurl.com/44ryblj or call 651-296-3952.
