GE washing machine recalled after consumers say machine catches fire

The GE profile washing machine is now recalled after dozens of reports of the machine catching fire.

That includes three fires that caused more than $100,000 in property damage.

The recall involves three models of GE profile's high-efficiency, top-loading clothes washers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said an electrical component can overheat and catch fire.

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