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Product

Electrolux EW36GC55PS

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20170622-E7984-2147399482

Ownership age

About 33 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170622-E7984-2147399482. Matched catalog product: Electrolux EW36GC55PS. Incident: Turned the control to light a burner and the unit exploded immediatley all the burner grates were blown off the cooktop, all control knobs flew across the room. A 10" Flame were shooting out of one of the burners I shut off the gas and unplugged the power. The cooktop raised out of the countertop from the force of the explosion. My wife had ringing in her ears and trauma from the force of the explosion.

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Official report number: 20170622-E7984-2147399482. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.