Built-in Fireplaces

2YOM WAS RUNNING AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT EAR AGAINST THE BRICK OF A FIREPLACE DX: LEFT EAR LACERATION

29YOM STS THAT HE TRIPPED IN HIS BEDROOM & FELL FORWARD & HIT HIS FACE/FOREHEAD ON A STONE/BRICK FIREPLACE IN HIS BEDROOM. PT STS HE HAS BEEN AWAKE FOR MUCH OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS & DID HEROIN TODAY AT UNKNOWN TIME, THUS FEELS SLEEPY. DX: HEAD INJURY;DRUG ABUSE;FACIAL LACERATION

4 YOF PRESENTS WITH FACIAL LACERATION S/P FALL WHILE PLAYING WITH COUSIN AT HOME AND FELL AGAINST BRICK FIREPLACE. DX: FACIAL LACERATION

8YOM WAS AT HIS GRANDMA MOM'S HOUSE AND PLAYING AROUND WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE BRICK AROUND THE FIREPLACE. DX: FALL; LACERATION OF HEAD

77YOM SYNCOPAL EPISODES AT HOME, CONCERN THAT THE HOME MAY HAVE A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK FROM THE FIREPLACE DX: SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE, TOXIC EFFECT OF CARBON MONOXIDE, HYPOTENSION

59YOF SYNCOPAL EPISODES AT HOME, CONCERN THAT THE HOME MAY HAVE A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK FROM THE FIREPLACE DX: SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE, TOXIC EFFECT OF CARBON MONOXIDE

10 MOM SWALLOWED A BROKEN PIECE OF BRICK FROM THE FIREPLACE. DX FB INGESTED

59YOM PATIENT STATES THAT HE WAS BUILDING A FIREPLACE AND LIFTED A 200 POUND ROCK YESTERDAY WITH SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF BACK PAIN DX: SCIATICA OF LEFT SIDE

17 YOM FELL INTO FIREPLACE SUSTAINING BURNS TO HIS BUTTOCKS, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT, DX: CONTACT BURN BUTTOCK

4YOM PRESENTS TO THE ED AFTER THE PATIENT PUT HIS HAND ON THE OUTSIDE OF A GLASS FIREPLACE AND NOW HAS SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO PALM. NO FD DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN

3YOM PRESENTS WITH BRUISING ON LEFT FOOT AND UPPER LEFT LEG PAIN S/P PT'S MOTHER REPORTS HE WAS PLAYING NEXT TO HIS DAD WHO WAS WORKING ON THE FIREPLACE AT HOME. THERE WAS SOME WOORDEN TRIM THAT FELL FROM THE FIREPLACE AND LANDED ON THE PT'S LEG. DX: BRUISING ON LEFT FOOT AND UPPER LEG PAIN

84YOF W/ SEVERE DEMENTIA TO ER FOR HEAD INJURY THAT OCCURED AT HOME, PT FELL W/O USING HER WALKER & IMPACTED HEAD ON BRICK FIREPLACE, PT DENIES LOC, NO THINNERS, HUSBAND SAYS PT ACTING NORMAL, HUSBAND TAKES CARE OF PT ALONE DX INJURY OF HEAD, FALL, SEVERE DEMENTIA

When doing repairs on our house, we removed the drywall and stone surround of our Superior woodburning firebox. We noticed charring around the firebox as if the box had not been sealed completely.

Glass shattered spontaneously on side fixed panel of fireplace. Came home to find shards of glass scattered throughout the living room and adjacent hallway No fire burning at time. No impact to glass no known other inciting causes

I have copied and pasted the e-mails which I sent to the manufacturer (Napolean Firelplaces). We recently purchased a Napolean WMFE3 ethanol fireplace and want to report a mishap with it. I had contacted your customer service reps. before my initial use of the fireplace to find out the correct ethanol fuel to use. I was told that I could use denatured alcohol so I purchased a gallon of [REDACTED] from The Home Depot and filled each burner pot and did not overfill past the Max Level markings on the burning pots. I ignited the pots. The initial flames were blue and pretty low. As it says in your users manual "It may take 15-20 minutes to reach maximum flame height." In about that time period, the flames did, in fact, reach a height rising up to about half-way up the height of the fireplace itself. HOWEVER, the flames began growing higher and higher! The fuel was making a gurgling/hissing sound (almost sounded like a heavy rain). The flames began to lick out of the enclosure scorching part of the frame. I used the tool to close the burner slide but this did NOT snuff out the fire. Flames were shooting out from around the burner slide and fumes were being emitted from the outside of the fireplace frame itself! Our smoke detectors went off (one of which is part of our security system alerting our security company). I had to use a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze. After cleaning the fireplace and burning pots of the extinguisher residue, I re-lit the burners without incident. The following night, I re-lit them again. Again, without incident. I wanted to report this to your company for your information. Do you have any idea why this may have occurred? An impurity in the fuel, perhaps? I'm just glad I had a fire extinguisher or we would have had a major problem. It wasn't a good start to our new Napolean ethanol fireplace relationship. Please feel free to contact me with comments, suggestions. Thanks, [REDACTED] Please read