Faulty dryer blaze left us homeless: Mother had no idea about Beko safety alert Lorraine and Brent Ward and their two children lost everything they owned Tumble dryer overheated and burst into flames at their rented bungalow Family's insurance ran out while Mrs Ward was in hospital to give birth Brand Beko knew about the dryer fault and had issued a product recall It faces £1.5m legal action and concerns it was too slow with warning Turkish company makes a fifth of all new white goods sold in Britain New fears have emerged over 'death-trap' Beko appliances after a fire caused by a faulty tumble dryer destroyed a family's home. The devastating blaze left Lorraine and Brent Ward and their two children homeless and they were forced to live in a single hotel room for four weeks. The couple bought the tumble dryer to cope with extra laundry after their second daughter Lacey was born in November last year, a sister to seven-year-old Molly. Faulty: Lorraine and Brent Ward, with daughter Lacey, lost everything when their tumble dryer burst into flames Devastating: The damage left by the flames at the Ward's rented bungalow in Tamworth, Staffordshire Overheated: Beko had issued a product recall but the couple had not idea about potentially lethal problem But the appliance overheated and burst into flames at their rented home, a two-bedroom bungalow, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, on January 13. 'Brent was screaming to get the kids out because the house was on fire,' said Mrs Ward, 34. Product recall: Turkish company Beko makes a fifth of all white goods sold in Britain It was just terrible. We got out, but lost everything we owned. 'Our insurance had run out while I was in hospital, but with so much going on I didn't remember to sort it out. We lived in a hotel for four weeks, which was not easy with us all being in one room. Molly was going to school shattered because the baby kept waking for her feeds. We have found a new home but we are having to start from scratch. The couple received some help, including new toys for the children, but Mrs Ward said: 'A lot of the things we lost can't be replaced such as keepsakes, cards and photos.' She added: 'It was the first time I have ever seen my husband cry - it was total devastation. 'I'm not sure how I have managed to hold it together.' Beko, a Turkish brand that makes a fifth of all new white goods sold in Britain, knew about the tumble dryer fault and issued a product recall in November last year, but the couple had no idea about the potentially lethal problem. The firm accepted responsibility for the fire but it is accused of putting thousands of consumers at risk by supplying products which may be faulty. There are also concerns that it has been too slow to issue safety warnings and ensure that customers who own unsafe products are offered repairs. The firm is at the centre of a £1.5million legal action by Jennifer Benjamin, whose husband died in a fire at their home in Wealdstone, North London. Homeless: The family's insurance ran out when Mrs Ward was in hospital to give birth to daughter Lacey