Byline: SARA NICHOL
HOUSEHOLDERS are staying warned to examine their fridge freezers soon after 50 % a million have been recognized as posing a fire danger.
Because 2008 there have been 4 fires involving BEKO appliances inside of Tyne and Put on area.
The alarm was raised right after fire investigators in London found out a blaze at a tower block in the funds was caused by a fault on the defrost timer of a BEKO model.
There are thought to have been twenty like fires in London alone considering 2008, with 15 men and women currently being hurt and an individual killed.
It has sparked a nationwide hunt for other dodgy models marketed into kitchens.
It is assumed purchaser merchandise giant BEKO was informed about the trouble previous year and faces a substantial backlash through why it has not acted quickly.
Group supervisor Dave Jefferson, of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Support, claimed: "While, as much as we are aware, there have only been 4 fires involving BEKO appliances in Tyne and Wear simply because 2008, this issue has been flagged up as a bring about for problem. It is considered there could be as most as 500,000 of the likely faulty fridge freezers in houses and corporations across the country." The models affected have been manufactured in between January 2000 and October 2006. BEKO is urging any individual who owns an individual of their fridge freezers to check out the serial quantity on the rating plate inside the fridge compartment.
If the serial number begins with 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 or 06 then owners need to speak to them on the freephone amount 0800 009 4837 in between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, to prepare for a property stop by to modify and restore the fault cost-free of cost.
BEKO says in a statement that it was co-operating absolutely and that it would have out free of charge modifications to any of the faulty versions.
The statement stated: "We have contacted all retailers who sold these items to search for their assistance in identifying affected consumers from their gross sales information.
"This has authorized us to mail these buyers to make them mindful of the situation and to urge them to communicate with our freephone amount to arrange the modification.
"We are doing work with a primary electronics retailer to speak to proprietors of these solutions and carry out a zero cost-ofcharge modification to swap the defrost timer.
"We have adopted a phased tactic which makes it possible for us to make greatest use of their resource."
The defrost timer on the vary of BEKO frost-100 % free refrigerators can fail and then overheat.
Dave Jefferson additional: "In the interests of security I would urge virtually anyone who owns a BEKO fridge freezer to take a few moments to test their model and serial variety.
"They needs to communicate with the enterprise without delay if they possess an individual of the affected versions."
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