Running Your Dishwasher at Night Could Burn Your House Down

You probably do this all the time and nothing happens.  But you might not want to start a load of dishes before bed . . . or it could BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN.  (???)

A 29-year-old woman in Kansas started her dishwasher before jumping into bed this month.  And less than an hour later, she woke up to smoke alarms going off.

Her husband ran downstairs to find a huge fire raging in their kitchen.  It turned out their dishwasher malfunctioned, and that’s what sparked it.

Luckily, they got their two kids out, and everyone’s okay.  Firefighters saved their house.  But there’s so much soot damage, they won’t be able to move back in for at least six months.

She posted a video of the damage, telling people to think twice before running any major appliances at night.  Or, at least make sure your smoke detectors work.

(Newsweek)