SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190102-329BD-2147383447. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: LG Electronics LG Electric Range Model LRE 3023FW (Range used for normal cooking for family). Incident: LG Electric Range Mod LRE3023FW, Serial# 303MMNT01519, MFG Date: 3/2013 Monterey, Mexico The above product that I own which was purchased new from a Tupelo, MS dealer has presented a dangerous FIRE HAZARD for the following reason: This unit has four (4) cooking elements and one (1) warmer element. The danger that has developed is that when manually turning the back left element on, the left front element also automatically turns on and stays on until the left rear unit is manually turned to the off position. Also when manually turning the warmer element on which is located at the rear center of the stove, the left front element automatically comes on and stays on until the warmer element is manually turned to the off position. The left front element has the highest wattage and therefore heats to a much higher temperature. This presented a very dangerous situation recently when a skillet of food had been cooked on the left front burner element and the element was then turned off manually as the manual switch indicated that it was turned off. A second pan of cooked food was then placed on the back center "warm" element and then the warm unit was turned on to the number 4 position in order to keep the pan of food warm. The warmer unit was the only element turned on and I went outside the house for a few (about 10)minutes and heard the smoke alarm inside the house. I ran in and saw the pan on the left front element ablaze and the whole house was filled with dark thick smoke and it was difficult to breathe. I immediately extinguished the fire and removed the burning skillet. I t