[Kathy M]

I had a fire in my microwave. I put a sweet potato in and pressed baked potato. Within 3 minutes the potato was on fire. We turned the microwave off and once the fire was extinguished, we removed the potato and cleaned the microwave. The entire house smelled.

We called the appliance warranty folks and the man who came out told us that it was because it was a sweet potato and proceeded to tell us how to get the smell out of the microwave.

My concern is that the fire is a fault of the microwave and not the potato and I'm concerned that I could have another fire. The repair man did not look at anything inside the microwave (control panel - filter). All he did was sniff and confirm that there was a smell.

We were told that's all he would do. We refused to sign the service paper.

I just want to feel safe. Does anyone else have an experience like this?