Risky tumble dryers putting profit before people | Letters

Why are hundreds of thousands of tumble dryers which pose a fire risk still in people’s homes, asks Steve Tombs How can it be the case that “An estimated 1m ‘faulty’ tumble dryers at risk of bursting into flames are still in UK homes” (Report, 1 November)? Two years ago, in November 2015, Whirlpool finally admitted that there were some 3.8m potentially faulty tumble dryers across the UK – prone to catching fire. Their response? Something along the lines of &ld