SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260315-F8C45-2147322637. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: LG Electronics LDEL7324SE.BSTLLGA (Stainless steel LG electric slide-in range with front-mounted burner control knobs and a smooth glass cooktop. Household kitchen appliance used for oven and stovetop cooking.). Incident: An LG electric range with front-mounted knobs was present in the kitchen and not being actively used for cooking at the time. While I was washing my hands, my husband stepped beside me to wash his hands and apparently made incidental contact with the stove controls. Neither of us realized a burner had been turned on because we were talking and the water was running, so the activation sound was not noticeable. A short time later, I smelled something burning and saw smoke. I turned the burner off immediately. A wooden cutting board had been left on the stovetop from the night before and had started to smoke after the burner was unintentionally activated. No physical injuries occurred, but this created a clear fire hazard and could have caused a kitchen fire, property damage, or harm to pets in the home. The issue occurred because the front knobs can be turned on too easily by accidental contact during normal activity in the kitchen. I also have cats that get on and around the stove, which increases the risk of unintended activation.