IKEA is investigating a claim that its stainless steel mixing bowls can light food on fire

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June 22, 2017 3:27 PM

A Swedish man says he was eating grapes from an IKEA serving bowl this weekend when he began to smell smoke.

IKEA is investigating a claim that one of its bowls has the ability to set things on fire.

A Swedish man says he was eating grapes from an IKEA "Blanda Blank" stainless steel serving bowl this weekend when he began to smell smoke, the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reported, according to a translation by The Local.

To demonstrate what had happened, Walter recorded a video showing the bowl setting fire to a piece of paper. The video has been viewed more than 16,000 times.

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"We take this information very seriously and will now investigate what happened," an Ikea spokesperson told Aftonbladet.

On IKEA's US website, users say the bowl is a "great size for serving or prep cooking." There is no mention of fires caused by the bowl.

IKEA did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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