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Important Recall Notice for SANYO Microwave Ovens
Important BOSCH Dishwasher product recall
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A property fire in Dorchester in February, where fire crews saved three cats, is believed to have been caused by the control panel in the dishwasher. At approximately 11.30am on Thursday 16th February, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service were called to a kitchen fire in Colliton Street, Dorchester. To crews from Dorchester attended this incident and extinguished the fire using four sets of breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets. |
Station Manager Andy Fox said: "Following the investigation into this fire, it has come to light that this dishwasher was subject to a recall notice. I believe the fire started in the control panel of the dishwasher and spread to the kitchen worktop. Firefighters removed a dishwasher from the premises for ventilation and were able to rescue three cats from the property (Beano, Sampson and Tia).
He added: "The dishwasher in question, a BOSCH, currently has a recall notice on it. We attended a similar fire involving a faulty BOSCH dishwasher last August in Oakdale, Poole. On that occasion the fire was caused by a faulty component in the BOSCH appliance – which the manufacturers had recalled, sending fault notice letters to all owners who they had on their files. I would strongly advise anyone with a BOSCH dishwasher to contact the company immediately in order to prevent any more of these fires occurring."
"The worrying thing is that if this had happened in the middle of the night and not in the middle of the day, the occupants would have had no warning whatsoever that a fire was developing below them. This could easily have led to a much more serious situation. Working smoke alarms do not prevent fires from starting – but they do warn people that it is happening – easily the difference between life and death."
In Dorchester, the occupant was alerted to this fire by his smoke alarm and had closed all internal doors to stop the spread of smoke, prior to the crew’s arrival. There was some smoke and fire damage to the kitchen and the dishwasher was completely destroyed by the fire. We recommend you have a smoke alarm on every level of your home and that they are tested weekly and batteries replaced as and when needed.
For more information or if you are concerned please contact the manufacturer
Important BEKO product information
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
Please check your Beko Fridge Freezer Now
It has come to our attention that in a very small number of incidents, the defrost timer on a certain production range of BEKO frost free refrigeration can fail and overheat. BEKO are seeking to contact owners of these products to carry out a free of charge modification to the defrost timer.
The number of incidents to which these products have been potentially linked is extremely small, nevertheless, they have decided to proactively contact the owners of these fridge freezers to make a free in-home modification to remove any potential risk with this component.
Affected model numbers:
CA 5411 FFS/FFW/FFX
CA 7014 FFX
CA 7015 FFW/FFS/FFX
CDA 539 FS/FW/FX
CDA 543 FS/FW/FX
CDA 645 FW
CDA 647 FS/FW
CDA 648 FS/FW
CDA 653 FS/FW/FX
CDA 659 FS
CDA 751 FS/FX
CDA 752 FS/FW/FX
CS 460 FF/FFS/FFSD
CS 461 FFW/FFS
CSA 4706 FFX
CSB 4606 FFSD/FFS/FF
Click here for further information from BEKO.