A rural Victorian family say they had to evacuate their home and throw out food after smelling vapour seeping from their refrigerator. Alex and Adele

Victorian family battle Samsung over fridge odour they say caused dizziness and memory loss

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2024-07-09 21:30:06

A rural Victorian family say they had to evacuate their home and throw out food after smelling vapour seeping from their refrigerator.

Alex and Adele Rae say a strong chemical odour started coming from their Samsung fridge, and that hours later Ms Rae collapsed and paramedics were called.

The family has been offered a refund deal, which a consumer policy expert says is "concerning and unfair", and are still seeking an explanation as to what they might have inhaled.

A rural Victorian family is battling tech giant Samsung over a fridge they claim filled their house with a "really strong" chemical vapour that caused dizziness and confusion.

When Adele and Alex Rae smelled something awful in their house in late May, they immediately evacuated their two young children.

The couple from Paradise Beach in Gippsland say they quickly identified the source of the smell — their Samsung refrigerator, which was bought four years earlier from JB Hi-Fi.