Turning on the dishwasher before bed may be a regular part of your routine – but if the worst were to happen, you could wake up with more than just clean dishes.

In a video posted on TikTok, content creator Simone Patrice (@simonepatrice_ on TikTok) says she did just that, only to wake up in the middle of the night to a house fire started by her malfunctioning dishwasher.

“This is your sign not to run your dishwasher at night,” reads the text overlay. “Also check your smoke detectors. Make sure they’re working. Like right now, go check.”

She writes that her dishwasher malfunctioned and caused a house fire.

“The smoke alarm went off at 1:25 a.m. and by 1:27 a.m. our entire house was filled with smoke,” she wrote. “If I hadn’t woken up when I did, we wouldn’t have made it.”

The video shows the creator walking through her smoke-damaged home, as she elaborates through the text overlay that much of the home is covered in soot, and that her house has been rendered uninhabitable by the effects of the fire.

“The smoke was too thick. We didn’t have time to grab anything but our kids and get out. Our smoke detectors saved our lives,” she says. “The series of events that have unfolded in our home over the past month has been insane. We have endured a lifetime of trauma in a matter of weeks.

The Daily Dot has reached out to Simone via email regarding the video.

@simonepatrice_ We are devastated. Please pray for my family. Check your smoke detectors. Do not run appliances at night. It’s not worth the risk. If you could just watch this video all the way through it would be so helpful to me and if you feel led to help in any way my venmo is in my bio #fire safety #smokedetector #housefire ♬ house song – searows

How common is it?

Among household appliances known to cause fires – stoves, dryers that haven’t had their lint traps cleaned, slow cookers – dishwashers are actually second most common source of a kitchen fire started by non-cooking appliances, nationwide.

Some ways ordinary users of dishwashers can prevent home fires include making sure they are not overloaded, making sure the grease filter is not dirty and regularly checking electrical wiring around the appliance itself.

Several viewers shared that Simone’s video was a wake-up call for them to inspect their own dishwashers. Not to mention also check their smoke detectors and possibly change their own dishwasher habits.

“Thanks to your video, I finally replaced my smoke detector batteries, which I’ve been putting off for a few days. So: thank you,” wrote one commenter.

“I’m SO sorry Simone. I run my dishwasher every night and will never do it again,” said another. “Sending SO much love and prayers to your family.”

“This breaks my heart and also makes me so worried,” commented another. “Leave my dishwasher running right before I left for work and my fur baby in her kennel. Will never do that again. I’m so sorry.”

Others said they specifically don’t leave their home with any appliances running, or leave them running while they sleep, because of the risk that this particular situation could occur.

“Same with tumble dryers,” wrote one commenter. “I have two puppies. We have a house rule to never run the dryer when we’re not home.”

“My mom always told me never to leave the house or go to bed with an appliance running!” said another. “Thanks for sharing and I’m so sorry for your loss. hopefully it can help one person.”

“My mom drilled it into my head as a kid to never leave the house when the dryer was on and now the same thing with a dishwasher,” echoed another. “I’m so sorry this happened to you.”