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Dishwasher caught fire. It wasn't even in the way that they usually do (i.e. piece of plastic falls on to the drying coil during drying cycle) - this time, the control board started burning during the wash cycle. Thankfully we noticed it before it really went up; wouldn't turn off, even after opening it, so I had to rush down to the basement and flip the breaker (since local building code oh-so-wisely dictates that they be hardwired to power and that the wiring be encased in a metal tube) - I have now disassembled the dishwasher's junction box and physically cut and taped off its connection to power, since it is on the same breaker as other things in the kitchen and I would like to turn that breaker back on.