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COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Navy Safety Center
I was watching TV when my wife asked me to come upstairs because she smelled something burning. We traced the electrical odor to a washing machine.
Although no smoke was visible, and a smoke alarm only five feet away hadn't sounded yet, I immediately unplugged the machine. Its control box-that part with the knobs and buttons-was hot. I decided to keep an eye on the machine, but when 10 minutes had passed with no smoke or flames, I went back downstairs. "I'll get someone to repair or replace the machine...
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