Whirlpool is liable after one of its refrigerators caused a fire

ST. LOUIS (CN) - Whirlpool is liable after one of its refrigerators caused a fire that destroyed a southern Missouri couple's home, the 8th Circuit ruled.

     Randy and Antoinette Russell's home in Iberia, Mo., 140 miles southwest of St. Louis, was destroyed by a fire on Feb. 6, 2010.

     Firefighters on the scene did not call the State Fire Marshall to investigate the fire's origin because of the extent of damage to the house, which was considered a total burn because most combustibles were consumed in the fire and the fire eventually self-extinguished.

 Courthouse News Service 

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