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 ...

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 ...

Victims and politicians have demanded answers from Britain’s top tumble dryer supplier after a spate of fires linked to its machines. Whirlpool refused to tell the Mirror when it first detected the ...

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 ...

Tumble dryers manufactured by Indesit (including Hotpoint and Creda) manufactred between April 2004 and September 2015 could cause a fire. REUTERS/Tony Gentile A significant number of tumble dryers ...

A "significant number" of Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda tumble dryers could pose a fire risk, Indesit has said. The company said it had identified a potential concern with two types of tumble dryers - ...

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 ...

Owners of Indesit, Creda and Hotpoint tumble dryers have been warned of a possible fire risk with their machines. A problem could occur if excess fluff comes into contact with the heating element, ...

A family from Surrey are homeless after a fire, started by their Indesit tumble dryer, destroyed their property just weeks after they had contacted the manufacturer. Susan Garnham from Guildford ...

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 ...