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In 2011 it became clear that a fault with a particular kind of fridge was behind as many as twenty fires in London, scores of personal injuries and at least one death. Soon afterwards, with the manufacturer of the faulty fridge freezers scrambling to protect customers and repair faults, questions were asked about just how much money the company would need to pay out to compensate faulty product claims.
However, with inevitable difficulties in tracing all 500,000 owners of affected models, concerned parties began to wonder just how much more suffering and damage would be caused by the faulty Beko fridge freezers.
And the problem was not confined merely to the incendiary problems with the fridge – there were also concerns about the toxic fumes created by fires.
London Fire Brigade's Assistant Commissioner for Fire Safety Regulation, commented, "Any fire can be lethal but the London Fire Brigade is particularly concerned about this because fires involving any sort of fridge freezer develop rapidly and produce an enormous amount of toxic smoke.
He added, "Expert fire investigators have had to work for a long time to confidently establish these faulty fridge freezers as the cause of a number of serious fires. Having established this link, we have worked closely with Beko to ensure the public is kept safe."
It was thought that the faulty occurred when water managed to contaminate the defrost timer switch, which resulted in the fridges developing an electrical malfunction and eventually bursting into flames.
Beko accepted that it would be facing a range of faulty product claims relating to the defects.
100% compensation for a faulty product claim
A faulty product claim can be made when a product is not safe for the use for which it has apparently been designed.
At YouClaim we have a team of specialist personal injury lawyers who use their expertise to obtain maximum compensation settlements for those who have suffered injury as a result of faulty or defective products.
Win or lose, we provide the client with a completely charge-free service, ensuring the litigation process never jeopardizes your financial security.
In addition we never take a deduction – our 100% compensation promise.
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