Fire / ignition
Refrigerators (276)
20 months
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180819-D9595-2147386070. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Product: GE gmhbces (side by side refridgerator). Incident: I bought all new GE appliances which were installed Dec. 30,2016 from home depot.Last night the ice seemed watery. I was cooking dinner and checked both sides and they were not cold enough. I started looking for the thermostat to see what it said. I just filled it with a months food. As I was reaching in the freezer to pull out food, I burned my fingers. I pulled back removed the food and it was red hot with a flame and hot coils! I have a picture of it red hot and my burnt finger tips I unplugged the fridge . Luckily I came home before it caught the house on fire. My husband is permanently disabled with limited mobility and he was in the room on the other side of the wall where the fire would have spread! I have a cooler filled with meat but the rest and the fridge are a total loss. I am forced to type this with one hand. As A realtor this is aweful . I do consider us lucky the whole house didn't catch on fire. Please contact me tomorrow (monday0 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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Fire / ignition
Refrigerators (276)
20 months
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