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FAULTY FRIDGES FIRE ALERT
More than 500,000 homes could be at risk of fire because of faulty fridge freezers
Tuesday July 5,2011
MORE than 500,000 homes could be at risk of fire because of faulty fridge freezers.
London Fire Brigade said yesterday a blaze last week, first thought to have been caused by lightning, was started by a faulty Beko appliance.
It said half a million people might have faulty fridge freezers from Beko, the UK’s largest refrigeration brand.
According to the LFB, there may have been up to 20 fires in London alone caused by the product since 2008, including one fatal blaze.
Fire chiefs said it had taken three years to establish a link between faulty defrost timer switches and the fires.
A spokesman said: “We urge everyone who has a Beko fridge freezer to check it is not one of those highlighted by the company as potentially faulty.”
Beko said every effort has been made to contact customers. Sales records from retailers had been checked.
A free modification was available.
A spokesman said: “We have mailed over 100,000 owners and have successfully located and modified 11,000 units.”
FAULTY FRIDGES FIRE ALERT
More than 500,000 homes could be at risk of fire because of faulty fridge freezers
Tuesday July 5,2011
MORE than 500,000 homes could be at risk of fire because of faulty fridge freezers.
London Fire Brigade said yesterday a blaze last week, first thought to have been caused by lightning, was started by a faulty Beko appliance.
It said half a million people might have faulty fridge freezers from Beko, the UK’s largest refrigeration brand.
According to the LFB, there may have been up to 20 fires in London alone caused by the product since 2008, including one fatal blaze.
Fire chiefs said it had taken three years to establish a link between faulty defrost timer switches and the fires.
A spokesman said: “We urge everyone who has a Beko fridge freezer to check it is not one of those highlighted by the company as potentially faulty.”
Beko said every effort has been made to contact customers. Sales records from retailers had been checked.
A free modification was available.
A spokesman said: “We have mailed over 100,000 owners and have successfully located and modified 11,000 units.”
