{"id":27067,"date":"2016-09-24T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/have-you-got-a-killer-tumble-dryer\/"},"modified":"2016-09-24T13:00:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T06:00:45","slug":"have-you-got-a-killer-tumble-dryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/have-you-got-a-killer-tumble-dryer\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you got a 'killer' tumble dryer?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFaulty Whirlpool machines continue to pose a fire risk in one of the UK\u2019s biggest product safety scandals It is fast becoming one of the UK\u2019s biggest product safety scandals, triggering major campaigns from tabloid newspapers \u2013 notably the Sun and Mirror \u2013 with front-page warnings of fire risks posed by potentially \u201ckiller\u201d tumble dryers to millions of families.With the results of a London Fire Brigade (LFB) investigation due next week into one of the most serious fires to date believed to have been caused by a faulty tumble dryer, pressure is building for the government to take action when parliament returns next month. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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