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Product

Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ French door refrigerator

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20200215-80046-2147374809

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200215-80046-2147374809. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ French door refrigerator. Source model text: ed5vhexvb00. Incident: whirlpool fridge icemaker caught on fire. luckily i was at home at the time and heard a strange garbage disposal like grinding noise coming from the kitchen. i went to the kitchen and the overhead lights were dimming very low and noise was coming from freezer. i opened the door, saw flames and quickly unplugged the unit. afterwards there was heavy smoke with strong chemical smell. luckily there were no injuries since my 2 year old was right behind me and i have read incidents where others were killed.

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