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Where is it safe to use charcoal for cooking or heat?

Outdoors only, never in an enclosed area.

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  1. Outdoors in open air ✔
  2. Inside a tent
  3. Inside a garage with the door cracked

Why: Burning charcoal produces carbon monoxide. A tent, garage, camper, or home can trap the gas even if a door or window is partly open.

Huh, didn't know that: CPSC's list of places never to burn charcoal includes tents, campers, cars, garages and homes.

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Answer: Outdoors in open air. Burning charcoal produces carbon monoxide. A tent, garage, camper, or home can trap the gas even if a door or window is partly open.

  1. Charcoal and Carbon Monoxide, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Carbon-Monoxide-Information-Center/Charcoal
    Never use charcoal to cook or provide heat inside enclosed areas
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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