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A father died saving his children from a blaze caused by a fridge-freezer that the manufacturer knew was a potential fire risk, an inquest heard yesterday. Santosh Benjamin-Muthiah, 36, passed his ...

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 ...

Fire chiefs warned today that lives are at risk after a model of fridge freezer, owned by thousands of homes and businesses, was pinpointed as a serious danger. Investigators from London Fire Brigade ...

A faulty Beko fridge-freezer caused a blaze that led to a dad jumping to his death, an inquest has found. John Wilson, 63, died three days after he leapt from an upstairs window at his home to escape ...

Household appliance producer Beko apparently ignored crucial warnings from industry safety experts and the Fire Brigade, ITV News has learned. The company was told that it should take "rapid action" ...

A SHOCKED mum has told how she fled her home with her four children when their fridge “exploded” and burst into flames. Anne-Marie Murray says her Beko fridge freezer was one of up to half a million ...

It has emerged that the fridge-freezer manufacturer Beko was warned that some of its appliances had a potentially dangerous fault, ten months before it warned the public. The electrical malfunction on ...

No manslaughter charges are to be brought against Beko after one of its faulty fridge-freezers caused a fire in which a man died. Santosh Benjamin-Muthiah, 36, died from a lack of oxygen in Wealdstone ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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 ...