There is a fire risk with a number of Beko-manufactured appliances, estimated to be 500,000. Some fridges and/or freezers have already caught fire and caused considerable damage and, unfortunately, loss of life.

The problem with the equipment occurs when water gets in to the defrost time switch, which can lead to an electrical malfunction resulting in plastic components and other highly flammable insulation inside the appliance catching fire.

This information would be useful for you:

http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/kitchen/guides/beko-fridge-freezer-fire-risk-qanda/  

Trading Standards also has a webpage dedicated to this issue:

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/extra/news-item.cfm/newsid/704  

One council, who had a blaze in one its blocks of flats, is undertaking an audit of how may homes may have the faulty appliances.

You can read more information here about what they are doing and why:

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/ihstory.aspx?storycode=6516514