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Post# 188692   2/5/2007 at 13:34 (6,261 days old) by jerseymike ()        

Blaze destroys Parsippany home
Faulty dishwasher was likely culprit

BY MATT MANOCHIO
DAILY RECORD
Monday, February 5, 2007

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PARSIPPANY -- A faulty kitchen appliance appears to have started a fire on Sunday that damaged a two-story house on Allentown Road, the township fire department said.

"It appears to be the dishwasher," Parsippany Fire Department District 3 Chief Tom Strunck said outside the home at 186 Allentown Road. Nobody was hurt, and the fire appears to have been accidental, he said.

The husband and wife homeowners, whose names were not available, were inside the house at the start of the fire just before noon.

"I looked out my window and I saw the police pulling the homeowners out from the front," said next-door neighbor Joe Scialampo.

"I didn't even know it was a fire until I came outside. ...It's just a tough break. They haven't been there that long."

Neighbors said the family had lived in the gray-paneled home for six months. Firefighters quickly knocked the blaze down, but it was too late to save the dwelling.

"It's not going to be livable," Strunck said.

Firefighters used a ladder truck from the outside to douse the blaze near the roof, while other firefighters ripped through the kitchen walls to knock out hot spots.

Mayor Michael M. Luther met with the family at the scene to make sure they were aware of resources available to them, as well as contact information for the Red Cross.

"If there's something that comes up they can certainly contact my office and we'll do whatever we can for them," Luther said.




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Post# 188773 , Reply# 1   2/5/2007 at 21:17 (6,261 days old) by exploder3211 ()        

Wonder what brand of dishwasher? Was it a flaming maytag or ge??? maybe one of the flaming whirlpools recalled some time back.. Hmmm

Post# 189029 , Reply# 2   2/6/2007 at 20:07 (6,260 days old) by awooff (Peoria, Illinois)        

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about 2 years ago, I had a 18 in Haier catch fire, luckily, I was home to put it out.

Post# 189033 , Reply# 3   2/6/2007 at 20:17 (6,260 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)        
Was it HAIER or FAIER ?

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Check the nameplate. Was it HAIER or FAIER?

Post# 189120 , Reply# 4   2/7/2007 at 00:01 (6,259 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Fires such as this are the one reason I do not leave any appliance running when not home, and try to run the dishwasher after dinner, but before going to sleep at night. Worst comes to worst, will start the dw before getting ready for bed, but not go to sleep until the heating portion of the cycle has completed and the light goes out. Mainly use "Energy Saver" drying, but when using heated drying, will switch the heat off after the cycle is half way though. We have VERY hot water, especially this time of year when the boilers are on, so the final rinse water is hot enough to give "flash drying", coupled with the heating from the heated wash makes dishes dry anyway.

Thing about electrical appliances is they usually start giving warnings before something happens. Never ignore a "burning" smell, no matter how faint, and or hot electrical cords/outlets. Wonder if the family had smoke detectors in or near the kitchen?

L.


Post# 189135 , Reply# 5   2/7/2007 at 01:43 (6,259 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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I think european design dishwashers are inherently safer than American style with their exposed heating elements. It doesn't take much for a plastic item to fall through the rack and contact the hot heating element, something that cannot happen with the in-line heating element of a Bosch or Miele. Yes, the circuitry could still catch fire, but I suspect that's rather more rare than heating element mishaps.

Additionally the european machines all seem to have stainless interiors, which I think are inherently safer than those with plastic inner walls.

Smoke detectors are normally not placed in kitchens, because they will often false alarm on ordinary cooking fumes (such as broiling/baking/frying).


Post# 189167 , Reply# 6   2/7/2007 at 08:17 (6,259 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        

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FLAIMTAG???????????????

Post# 189705 , Reply# 7   2/8/2007 at 23:43 (6,257 days old) by awooff (Peoria, Illinois)        

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When the Haier caught on fire, it was in the middle of the wash cycle, didnt even get to dry cycle yet. I also always use energy saver dry.

It caught fire somewhere under where the motor is.

Haier came and took it and brought me a new one, the new one is still in the box.........anyone want it? im in peoria illinois


Post# 189709 , Reply# 8   2/8/2007 at 23:51 (6,257 days old) by exploder3211 ()        

wow..


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