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Some faulty Beko fridge-freezers began catching fire as long ago as 2007, the BBC has learned. Nevertheless most consumers were only warned this week that some of their appliances were potentially ...

Santosh Benjamin Muthiah died trying to save his children after a faulty Beko fridge-freezer caused a fire in his home. Almost half a million of the same model were sold across the UK between 2000 and ...

A man died trying to save his children from a fire caused by a faulty Beko fridge freezer that had a history of problems, an inquest has heard. Santosh Benjamin Muthiah, 36, helped his wife pass their ...

POLICE are investigating the death of a dad killed in a fire caused by a Beko fridge – months after the firm was warned they were faulty. Santosh Benjamin-Muthiah, 36, died from a lack of oxygen to ...

Around half a million Beko fridge freezers were made between 2000 and 2006 with a faulty defrost timer which can catch fire A faulty fridge sparked a blaze which claimed a father’s life after he was ...

Up to 500,000 fridge freezers could be posing serious fire risks in homes and businesses across the country, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has warned. The LFB said a fire in London last week, which ...