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I hadn't heard of Samsung washing machines exploding before. Catching fire is what they usually do. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/95yearold-woman-rescued-from-sams

• femto 10y ago
  200+ since 2010. Even "fixed" machines are bursting into flame, so Australian owners are being urged to go for a return rather than a repair. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-14/samsung-washine-machine-recall-sydney-fire-nsw-white-goods/7732858 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-14/samsung-washine-machin... https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/laundry-and-cleaning/washing-machines/articles/samsung-washing-machine-recall-110815 https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/laundry-and-cleani... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3505540/Samsung-face-coronial-inquiry-washing-machines-recalled.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3505540/Samsung-face... http://www.samsung.com/au/washingmachinerecall/ http://www.samsung.com/au/washingmachinerecall/
• userbinator 10y ago
  Looking at the affected models, they all seem to have one thing in common: far too much plastic. At least the cabinet is still metal, which helped contain those fires. The cause of the fires is apparently an overheated electrical connection, but on a machine with far less flammable parts all that would happen is probably a little smoke and it'd just stop working.