On Tuesday, 17 December 2019 18:33:01 UTC, wrote:
I don't know if it was one of these brands, but I know someone who had
a washing machine fire.

Just checked and both friend and my mother's washing machines caught fire - they were both Zanussi, in mother's case nearly new and little used.

Not representative, but that's 100% of people I know with Zanussis...

Owain