Product
GE DPSE810GG6WT
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20180329-E8D5B-2147388926
Ownership age
About 112 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180329-E8D5B-2147388926. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: GE DPSE810GG6WT (GE gas dryer.). Incident: I was running a load of towels in a ten-year-old GE gas dryer. It blew the circuit breaker and when I came back in from the garage after resetting it, I smelled something burning. When I opened the dryer door, black smoke poured out. I slammed it shut and ran for the fire extinguisher. When I returned and opened the door, there was a growing fire in the dryer drum. It took most of a good sized extinguisher to put the fire out. The vent duct and rear of the machine were clear of lint. The fire department suspects it was an electrical issue such as a short or overheated motor. We had a remediation team at our house for two days wiping, washing, scrubbing and shampooing every room on two floors. Thank goodness the fire was contained to the inside of the dryer. Can't say the same for the smoke that likely contained toxic particles from the burning plastic parts.
Official report number: 20180329-E8D5B-2147388926. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.