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Product

Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ French door refrigerator

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20140403-C85CC-2147445801

Ownership age

About 120 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140403-C85CC-2147445801. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ French door refrigerator. Source model text: ED5GTG. Incident: My husband smelled something coming from the kitchen and went to investigate. He pinpointed the smell generating from the fridge. He pulled out the fridge, unplugged it, and took off the back cover. Then he plugged it back in and the bottom burst into flames.

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Official report number: 20140403-C85CC-2147445801. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.