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Louisa Gregson & Aaron Morris

Mum left horrified after air fryer explodes into flames following strange smell

A mortified mum has opened up about the terrifying moment her air fryer set alight and almost 'burnt down the kitchen'.

52-year-old Rebecca Sim switched on the one-year-old Tower device to routinely cook bacon, only to be greeted by a flame and strange plastic smell.

The retired teacher from Prestwich detailed how the blaze then escalated into a full on 'inferno' before she acted quickly by unplugging it and throwing it outside.

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