Fire Chiefs are urging people to check if they own particular models of BEKO fridge freezers, which were manufactured between January 2000 and October 2006.

According to BEKO, the defrost timer in a certain production range of BEKO frost free fridge freezers can fail, overheat and may cause a fire.

We bring to your attention that if you have a BEKO frost free fridge freezer installed in your rented property, the model and serial number needs to be checked; these can be found on the rating plate located inside the fridge compartment. if the first two digits are 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 or 06, we recommend that you visit the company's website, www.beko.co.uk, to check if the model is affected or call their free phone number on 08000094837 between 8.00amand 6.00pm Monday to Friday. The website also has a video showing how to locate the serial numbers.