The Hotpoint Electric Heating Company (generally known simply as Hotpoint) is an American and European brand of domestic appliances. Ownership of the brand is split between the American company Whirlpool, which has European rights, and Chinese company Haier, which has North American rights since its purchase of GE Appliances.

핫포인트 가전 브랜드 소유권은 유럽시장에 대해서는 미국 월풀이, 미국시장에 대해서는 중국 하이얼이(GE가전을 인수) 가지고 있다. 즉 유럽에 깔린 핫포인트 브랜드 가전은 미국 월풀이 제조한것.

영국 총리가 조사하라고 지시한 곳은 월풀이지 가전 만들지도 않는 GE가 아님. 국내언론 오보. 현재 월풀주가 3% 넘게 하락중

British Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered the immediate examination of a Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) -made Hotpoint model fridge that was found to have started the fire that engulfed the Grenfell Tower apartment complex in London, killing nearly 80 people.

월풀 대변인은 영국당국의 조사에 성실히 협조하고 있으며 해당모델을 보유한 소비자들은 누구든 문의 달라고 당부. 그 비극은 말로써는 도저히 슬픔을 표현할수 없다고 코멘트

Whirlpool on Friday said it was working with British authorities investigating a deadly blaze in a London tower block after police said one of its Hotpoint fridge freezers sparked the fire.
Whirlpool said it wanted to look at the appliance at the root of the fire which killed dozens last week, and said that any customers who had fridge freezer model number FF175BP or FF175BG should contact the company.
"We are working with the authorities to obtain access to the appliance so that we can assist with the ongoing investigations," the company said in a statement. "Words cannot express our sorrow at this terrible tragedy."

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