A MILLION homes are at risk of a Grenfell-style blaze because of ‘unacceptable’ failings by US consumer goods giant Whirlpool

A MILLION homes are at risk of a Grenfell-style blaze because of “unacceptable” failings by US consumer goods giant Whirlpool, MPs stormed last night.

A powerful cross-party Commons Committee demanded the US giant fix a million “defective and potentially dangerous” tumble dryers already blamed for 750 fires over the past decade.

The London Fire Brigade, safety experts and consumer group Which? have all urged Whirlpool to change its advice to customers after The Sun in August revealed faulty white goods were responsible for 10 fires a DAY.

This included a fire in a London tower block in August last year, as a result of a faulty machine.

In September, The Sun Online revealed how millions of families were still being told to use faulty machines despite different warnings being issued to customers in Australia with appliances with EXACTLY the same fault. 

Experts blamed washing machines, dryers and fridge freezers like the one which sparked the Grenfell Tower blaze last June.

A committee spokesperson said: “The Government's top priority is to keep people safe and Britain’s product safety requirements are among the highest in the world.

“We are considering their recommendations, including the creation of a new national oversight body, and will respond shortly.

“We have already taken a number of steps to improve our product safety regime, including upgrading the Government’s recalls website to make it clear to the public which white goods are safe to use.”