A domestic appliance maker has admitted that 750 fires going back 11 years have been caused by faults in its tumble dryers. Italy’s Indesit sold millions of the affected machines across Europe under ...

Millions of families were warned yesterday that their tumble dryers could be a potential fire hazard. The alert by Indesit, one of the leading manufacturers in the UK, follows a series of household ...

Some owners of Indesit, Hotpoint and Creda tumble dryers have been warned their applicances may be a fire risk. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Peterborough Telegraph, you get 70% fewer ...

FABRIANO, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Indesit Company S.p.A. announced today an ongoing corrective campaign to remedy possible safety and quality issues with certain of its legacy products. The campaign ...

The owners of certain brands of Hotpoint and Indesit tumble dryers are being warned to unplug them and not to use them under any circumstances until they have been serviced because of the risk of fire ...

The Whirlpool Corporation is urging people who have purchased certain brands of Hotpoint and Indesit tumble dryers to unplug their machines until they have been repaired. The company previously ...

Millions of households are at risk from potentially dangerous tumble dryers as it emerged one machine bursts into flames almost every day. Freedom of Information responses from fire brigades across ...

The government has annouced today it intends to serve Whirlpool with an “unprecedented” recall notice for tumble dryers at risk of starting fires. Consumer minister Kelly Tolhurst made the annoucement ...

One tumble dryer led to a tower block fire that left families homeless A consumer group has begun a legal bid aimed at strengthening protection for owners of fire-prone tumble dryers. Thousands of ...

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A consumer group has begun a legal bid aimed at strengthening protection for owners of fire-prone tumble dryers. Thousands of people with Creda, Indesit and Hotpoint dryers are awaiting repairs a year ...