1m tumble dryers posing fire threat still in UK homes, MPs told

Whirlpool, owner of Hotpoint and Indesit, criticised for only changing consumer advice six months after serious blaze in LondonAn estimated 1m faulty tumble dryers at risk of bursting into flames are still in UK homes, the manufacturer has admitted to MPs.
Ian Moverley, communications director for Whirlpool, which makes Hotpoint and Indesit tumble dryers, said on Tuesday it had been difficult to get the message out to owners of the remaining faulty machines that they needed to be replaced or mod