Scots entrepreneur has spoken of her horror after her washing machine blew up mid cycle. Glasgow's Laura Birrell, who is founder of Sticky Heelz heel pads to stop your shoes slipping off on nights out, was relaxing in her sitting room when she heard the explosion.
The drum of her ten year old Indesit burst out the top of her machine and up to her sink, blowing everything apart including her taps.Laura, who says she is still in shock from the explosion, said: "It was really scary."It was such a shock.
I thought something had crashed through the window."I had only just left the kitchen and gone into the sitting room and sat down when I heard the explosion."When I went in back in it stank of smoke and the metal drum had ripped apart and burst.
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