‘Our home is ruined’: Mother’s horror after washing machine EXPLODES – as it’s revealed there are still 14,000 ticking time bombs across Australia
- Samantha Murphy was unaware her washing machine had been recalled in 2013
- On Saturday it combusted and left her and her six children homeless
- Samsung said they were concerned about what has happened to Ms Murphy
- Samsung are continuing their efforts to recoup the recalled machines
Samantha Murphy has been left homeless after her faulty Samsung washing machine blew up inside of her laundry
A mother-of-six has been left homeless after her faulty Samsung washing machine blew up inside of her laundry.
Samantha Murphy turned on the washing machine, which she said she was unaware had been recalled in 2013, before she left her rental home in the New South Wales Hunter Region on Saturday morning.
Ten minutes later she returned and found the machine had exploded and destroyed her laundry.
Firefighters who extinguished the fire told her the washing machine was one of six models that had been recalled in 2013.
She took to Facebook to urge others to check their washing machines.
‘Please check that your Samsung wasn’t one of these ones that were recalled, as I was unaware that my one was until the firefighters told me,’ she wrote in a post, according to Yahoo Australia.
The mother-of-six had no idea her washing machine was one of six Samsung top loader models that had been recalled in 2013
Shocking images posted online captured Ms Murphy’s laundry, completely blackened in soot with a melted hole where the machine once stood.
Ms Murphy’s sister has set up a Go Fund Me page to help the family get back on their feet.
‘This fire has left her family homeless and with nothing. Unfortunately my sister did not have contents insurance on her home as she spends all her money on food and necessities for her family,’ she wrote.
‘Any help to get this young family back on their feet again would be incredibly appreciated, and if you are an owner of a Samsung washing machine, please consult the Samsung website and check if your model has been recalled, otherwise you could potentially be left with nothing, just like my sister and her family.’
Samsung told Yahoo they were concerned about what happened to Ms Murphy.
‘We are deeply concerned to hear about an apparent incident in Aberdare, NSW, allegedly involving a washing machine that is subject to a recall that was announced in April 2013,’ they said in a statement.
Ms Murphy did not have contents insurance on her rental home (pictured: exploded machine)
‘Samsung initiated a voluntary recall on six models of top loader washing machines in April 2013. While we have identified and resolved more than 91 per cent of the impacted top loaders, we continue to work to find every possible unit,’ the spokesperson said.
The company said they had since been in contact with Ms Murphy and had offered her with temporary accommodation and emergency funds.
Those with a top loader from Samsung are urged to check their model details, and are entitled to a replacement or refund if the product falls within the recall.
The models in question were responsible for 200 incidents and were voluntarily recalled by Samsung.
The latest product recall update in February 2019 revealed over 130,000 of the 144,451 impacted machines have been returned.
This means there are still an estimated 14,000 potential ‘ticking time bombs’ still in circulation across Australia.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Samsung Australia for comment.
The latest product recall update in February 2019 revealed over 130,000 of the 144,451 impacted machines have been returned
Samsung said they had since been in contact with Ms Murphy and had offered her with temporary accommodation and emergency funds