SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140212-F5F12-2147447314. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kenmore Kenmore model 110.27062600. Source model text: 110.78062801. Incident: My Sears Kenmore Elite Oasis ST dryer started smelling like something was burning. The burning smell didn't go away so we called the fire department. When the fire department arrived, there was not smoke or Fire. Fire Department checked for heat and they didn't find anything. Fire department told us to unplug the unit and call a repairman. Dryer is still under warranty and when Sears repairman came on Monday 2/10, he took off the front of the unit. The entire inside of the dryer had burned. He said the front lint collectors dryers have air leaks and the lint fills up inside the dryer. He said that there was only minimal lint in the inside of the dryer but it still caught on fire