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Clothes Dryer Ignites Fire -
By Ryan McLaughlin - Bangor Daily News (5/29/2013) |
CORINTH, ME -
A dryer is being blamed for a fire that damaged a house on Ledgehill Road. Corinth Fire
Chief Scott Bragdon said the couple who owns the home was not home when the fire broke out around 9:15 a.m. "There was heavy fire
at the rear of the building and smoke pushing through the roof," Bragdon said. The clothes dryer was running while the couple was
not home, according to Bragdon. "It's never a good idea to run those when you're not home," he advised. "You've got heat
and lint — it's a bad combination when you're not home."
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Dryer Fire Damages Home -
By Dan Fischer - WBTA AM 1490 (5/22/2013) |
BATAVIA, NY -
A clothes dryer left on and unattended damaged a home on Woodrow Road in Batavia this
morning. Batavia Firemen raced out to the when a passerby noticed smoke streaming from a second floor window. The only
occupant was the family's pet dog. Fire Department Captain Mark Mikolajczyk describes what happened: "Fire damage was mostly
contained to the dryer and did not spready out into other rooms. There was alot of smoke on the second and first floors. We
were able to rescue the dog. We picked him up and brought him outside."
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Fire Blamed on Clothes Dryer -
By Linda Bock - Worcester Telegram & Gazette (5/21/2013) |
CHARLTON, MA -
Fire officials are reminding people to clean their dryer exhaust hoses on a regular basis after a three-alarm fire heavily damaged a North Main
Street home Monday morning. Authorities have linked the blaze to a clothes dryer. Fire
Capt. Ralph Harris Jr. said firefighters arriving around 11:30 a.m. found smoke and fire coming from the second floor of the two-family
home. Damage to the building is estimated at $60,000, according to fire officials. The second floor will need total rehabilitation,
and the first floor sustained extensive water damage.
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Plugged Dryer Fire -
By Matthew Liedke - Wahpeton Daily News (5/15/2013) |
WAHPETON, ND -
The Wahpeton Fire Department responded to a house fire late Tuesday afternoon. Fire Chief Derek Miller said the call came in shortly after
4 p.m. and the department was at the home about 45 minutes. Miller said that the fire was believed to be a plugged
dryer vent. There was more damage from smoke than from the actual fire, according to Miller. A part of the house's siding also had to be taken
off as Miller said the dryer vent came out at the bottom of the floor and the department wanted to make sure it hadn't spread up the wall.
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Dryer Fire Damages House -
By Stacia Glenn - The Tacoma News Tribune (5/9/2013) |
TACOMA, WA -
Tacoma firefighters this morning knocked down a house fire that started in the dryer, the department
said. The fire was reported about 9:45 a.m. in the 2100 block of E. George Street. Crews found that flames had spread throughout the
laundry room.
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Dryer Fire Leaves Family Looking for a Place to Stay -
By Brienne Prusak - The Jackson Citizen Patriot (5/8/2013) |
JACKSON, MI -
A family displaced by a dryer fire is still seeking a long-term living situation while
the home is restored to liveable conditions. The fire was confined to the basement, with some smoke damage upstairs. The
fire caused about $50,000 in damage. It's not clear when the family can return home.
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Dryer Fire Forces SC Gov. to Evacuate Mansion -
By Andrew Shain - The Island Packet (5/5/2013) |
COLUMBIA, SC -
A dryer fire in the basement of the S.C. Governor's Mansion forced Gov. Nikki Haley and her two children
to evacuate Friday morning. A S.C. Bureau of Protective Services officer patrolling the grounds noticed smoke coming from a basement window and
called 911, the governor's office said. The officer evacuated the governor, her children and mansion staff to a nearby building. Columbia
firefighters responded and cleared the smoke that came from rags or towels overheating in a dryer, Columbia Fire Department spokesman Brick Lewis said.
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Dryer Fire -
By Joe LoTemplio - Plattsburgh Press Republican (5/3/2013) |
PLATTSBURGH, NY -
An afternoon fire damaged a mobile home Thursday. South Plattsburgh Fire Department Assistant Chief Eric Day said
firefighters were called to the home around 2:14 p.m. Firefighters were able to squelch the fire, which had been
burning at the back of the dryer and in the wall behind the dryer. Day said the home sustained some damage to the
wall and some water damage. The tenants did not have insurance, Day said. Day said it appears that
the fire was started because the dryer vent was not cleaned well enough. "We've
had about half a dozen fires in the past year because of unclean dryer vents and it is preventable," Day said.
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Dryer Fire Damages Home -
By Danielle Rivard - New Hampshire Sentinel (5/3/2013) |
BRATTLEBORO, NH -
A dryer is to blame for a two-alarm fire that damaged a family home Thursday night, fire officials
said. Fire crews were called to Quails Hill Road for smoke coming out of the back of a 2½-story home, Brattleboro Fire Chief D. Michael Bucossi
said. The fire extended from the dryer, which is in the basement, into a wall and then spread across the basement ceiling, causing moderate
damage, Bucossi said. The fire also caused significant damage to electrical wires and plumbing in the house, which made it uninhabitable, he said.
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Dryer Fire Empties Apartment -
The Laconia Daily Sun (5/2/2013) |
LACONIA, NH -
A dryer fire in an apartment on Blueberry Lane sent two families into the street and brought firefighters
from Laconia and Gilford to extinguish it. Deputy Fire Chief Deb Pendergast said the fire appeared to be confined to the basement of an end unit. She
said there was some extension into the wall and firefighters were working yesterday afternoon to ensure the fire was completely out. She said firefighters
were also ventilating the effected apartment and the one next to it.
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Dryer Fire -
By Danny Bernardini - Daily Republic (5/1/2013) |
VACAVILLE, CA -
A fire that started in a dryer was contained before it could spread to other parts of
the house. The residents of a house on North Orchard Avenue noticed smoke in a laundry room around 2 p.m. Firefighters arrived
and the fire had spread in the laundry room, said Battalion Chief Brian Moore. Moore said crews were able to extinguish the fire before
it spread to the walls. He said residents should be mindful of lint in the trap when running the dryer.
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Dryer Fire Displaces Family -
South Brunswick Sentinel (5/1/2013) |
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -
A Pullman Loop family was displaced and their pet cat was killed after a fire on Sunday morning. The South Brunswick Police Department and
the Monmouth Junction Fire Department responded to the residence for a report of a dryer fire. Emergency
personnel were met with heavy smoke conditions throughout the residence and found all occupants waiting outside. The basement suffered extensive smoke
and fire damage, with the first and second floors suffering smoke damage, according to police Detective Sgt. James Ryan.
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Overheated Dryer Causes Garage Fire -
Roseburg News-Review (4/29/2013) |
ROSEBURG, OR -
A dryer left running when the resident left the premises caused damage to a garage Saturday morning. A
neighbor, Yuri Vincent, saw smoke coming from a duplex. He grabbed a hose and attempted to put out the fire before firefighters with the Roseburg
Fire Department arrived. The department was conducting drills nearby in downtown Roseburg and was able to quickly send trucks to the scene, Fire
Marshal Tony DiMare said. Damage totaled about $2,000, DiMare said.
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Dryer Fire Damages Home -
WXIX FOX Channel 19 News (4/27/2013) |
COVINGTON, KY -
Several adults and children have been displaced after a fire ravaged a Covington home. Covington fire department was notified of the fire around 2:00 p.m. Fire
department officials say that the fire started in a dryer and went all the way up to the home's second floor. Damage
has been estimated at $50,000 for the home and $30,000 for the contents.
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Fire Caused by Clothes Dryer -
By Tess Hedrick - KTVO CBS Channel 3 News (4/26/2013) |
AGENCY, IA -
A house fire caused quite the commotion on Main St. It was around 10:30 a.m. Friday when the Agency Fire Department arrived on the scene to
home on Main St. Paramedics and the Wapello County Sheriff's Office were also on the scene. Smoke could be seen billowing out the back
door of the house. KTVO spoke to Agency Fire Chief Mile Holcomb who said the cause of the fire was due to a
clothes dryer catching on fire.
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Dryer Fire Destroys Garage -
By Rebecca Howes - Victorville Daily Press (4/23/2013) |
SPRING VALLEY LAKE, CA -
A dryer fire destroyed a Spring Valley Lake garage, according to a news release from
the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Seven fire units, including one unit from Hesperia, responded to a blaze at 10:22
p.m., according to the release. Upon arrival fire crews found heavy fire coming from the garage door area. The residents
had just started their dryer in the garage, and reported the fire a few minutes later, according to the release. No one was
injured, but the garage was destroyed and the home suffered extensive smoke damage.
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Firefighter Suffers Injury Responding to Fire -
Chicago Tribune (4/22/2013) |
PARK RIDGE, IL -
A Park Ridge firefighter suffered a "minor lower leg injury" when he fell while responding to a dryer fire, Park Ridge authorities
said. The firefighter twisted his ankle on April 16 falling on an "uneven surface" outside a two-story home, according to
Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen. Firefighters responded to the home and found the fire
in a dryer in rear utility room of the home, Sorensen said. Firefighters removed the dryer and some ceiling drywall
above the dryer to check for fire extension, Sorensen said. The house sustained smoke damage throughout, and authorities
estimate the total damage at $10,000.
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Dryer Fire -
KOLN-TV Channel 10 News (4/21/2013) |
LINCOLN, NE -
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews were called to a fire near 84th and O Street. Crews were dispatched for a working
dryer fire in the basement. LFR said when crews arrived,
firefighters saw a lot of smoke. Investigators said they believe the dryer caused the fire.
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Dryer Causes 2-Alarm Fire -
WKRC CBS Local 12 News (4/19/2013) |
FLORENCE, KY -
A dryer is being blamed for a large fire that damaged several townhouses in Florence. The two-alarm fire started at the town homes on
Curtis Way. Investigators said the dryer caught fire, spreading flames up a vent to the
roof and attic. Two of the town homes were damaged by fire and another four have water damage.
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Dryer Started House Fire -
WJAC Channel 6 News (4/16/2013) |
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA -
Firefighters said a clothes dryer started a fire on Monday in Jefferson County. The fire started
around 4 p.m. Monday at a mobile home in Punxsutawney. The fire was out in minutes but the home was destroyed. Punxsutawney Fire Chief
Bryan Smith said a man and woman lived in the home. The woman was inside when the fire broke out and was transported to a hospital to be
checked. Officials said she is expected to be OK.
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Fire Crews Handle Dryer Fire -
Colorado Springs Gazette (4/11/2013) |
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -
Colorado Springs Fire Department crews quickly responded to a dryer that caught on fire. Sunny
Smaldino, CSFD spokesperson, said the call came in around 8 a.m. Fire trucks blocked the right lane of North Murray at Palmer Park Boulevard
for about 20 minutes, then two fire crews stayed behind at the Five Fountains Condominiums, Smaldino said. Smaldino said it's important for
people to remember to keep lint traps and vents clean and free of obstructions, especially in small areas like apartments.
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Dryer Ignites Fire in Apartment -
By Bob Thomas - Knoxville News Sentinel (4/10/2013) |
KNOXVILLE, TN -
A clothes dryer is being blamed for a fire at an apartment complex near West High
School. Residents at Sutherland Park Apartments called E-911 when they smelled the odor of smoke, according to Knoxville
Fire Department spokesman Capt. D. J. Corcoran. Firefighters found a burning dryer that had activated smoke alarms and
the sprinkler system, Corcoran said. "Firefighters quickly extinguished the remaining flames and began ventilation
of the thick smoke from the living area," Corcoran said.
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Dryer Fire Damages Home -
By Bob Thomas - Observer-Tribune (4/8/2013) |
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ -
Residents of a home used fire extinguishers and garden hoses to keep a dryer fire at bay until Washington Township firefighters arrived. Volunteer
firefighter Michael Cuccaro and Patrol Officer Kirk Griffin were the first to arrive at the scene. They found the dryer
fully engulfed in flames and heavy smoke throughout the house. Prior to the arrival of firefighters, the flames had spread to the laundry room
walls as well as reaching outside debris through the dryer vent hose.
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Dryer Fire Displaces as Many as 24 People -
Scranton Times-Tribune (4/6/2013) |
CARBONDALE, PA -
A city building was evacuated Friday after a dryer fire. Carbondale Fire Chief Tom Brennan said
23 or 24 residents at Salem View Manor, a retirement and assisted living community, were moved to the nearby fire station on John Street. He
believed the staff would be able to clean the building up enough for the residents to return Friday. Fire damage was mostly confined to the
laundry room, the chief said.
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Dryer Fire Damages Home -
Columbia Daily Tribune (4/5/2013) |
COLUMBIA, MO -
A fire that started in a clothes dryer caused $35,000 in damage to a home. The Columbia Fire
Department was dispatched for a report of a fire, Columbia fire Capt. John Metz said in a news release. The 911 caller
reported the fire was in the clothes dryer. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the front door of the home,
Metz said. Firefighters found fire coming from the downstairs laundry room. Crews controlled the fire in about
five minutes, Metz said. The laundry room and the kitchen sustained fire damage, and the remainder of the home
sustained moderate smoke damage, Metz said. The home is uninhabitable until repairs are made. Lt. Brian Davison,
Columbia assistant fire marshal, determined that the dryer overheated.
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Two Residents Suffer Smoke Inhalation in Apartment Fire -
By Brian Nordli - Las Vegas Sun (4/4/2013) |
LAS VEGAS, NV -
Two residents in a senior living apartment complex suffered smoke inhalation Thursday after a
dryer caught fire, Clark County Fire officials said. Firefighters were dispatched about 3:25 p.m. to a dryer fire Harrison
Drive. Firefighters arrived to a thick cloud of black smoke in the hallway coming from the laundry room. The fire did cause
smoke damage to the apartment complex, officials said. Two residents were treated for smoke inhalation.
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Dryer Fire Displaces Residents -
Lincoln Journal Star (3/24/2013) |
LINCOLN, NE -
Residents of a halfway house have to find a place to stay, at least for a few days, after a fire at their home in northeast
Lincoln. A dryer fire at a Houses of Hope home forced its residents out
Saturday night. The fire was contained to the dryer, and most of the damage was caused by smoke and the water Lincoln
firefighters used to extinguish the flames, city fire investigator Don Gross said.
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Fireman Freated, Released after Dryer Fire Displaces Family -
Pocono Record (3/6/2013) |
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, PA -
One person was injured in a house fire that broke out just after 5 p.m in a home on Sheridan Drive. A fireman was treated after a chunk
from the ceiling fell on him. The home sustained damage after a dryer fire that was fed
by a propane tank. A four-person family will need to find other living arrangements until the damage to the home is repaired, according
to Coolbuagh assistant chief Paul Denico.
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Overheated Dryer Starts Fire -
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (3/5/2013) |
GARDNER, MA -
A child was treated at Heywood Hospital as a precaution after a smoky dryer fire. Fire Lt. Cleo Caouette said the child suffers from asthma
and was taken to the hospital because of exposure to the heavy smoke. Firefighters found smoke pouring out of the basement and first floor
of the house when they arrived. Lt. Caouette said firefighters found a dryer fire in the basement. He said
the dryer overheated; and ignited clothing and lint that were on
the floor nearby. The house sustained heavy smoke damage and a very light amount of structural damage in the basement.
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Dryer Fire Forces Occupants to Evacuate -
By Brett Boese - Post Bulletin (3/1/2013) |
RED WING ,MN -
No one was injured Thursday evening in Red Wing after a dryer caught fire and forced the occupants to
evacuate their home. The Red Wing Fire Department responded to Plum Street after the structure was reported to be filled with smoke. Compressed
airfoam was used before making an interior attack of the lowest level. Upon entering the basement, a natural gas dryer was discovered to be engulfed
in flames, according to a press release from the fire department. Fire fighters were on the scene for about an hour.
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Dryer Fire Spreads to Floor -
Republican American (2/27/2013) |
TORRINGTON, CT -
Firefighters responded to a Prospect Street home on Tuesday after a dryer fire spread to the wood floor. Fire Capt. David Starr
said a neighbor called in the fire. Lint in a dryer caught fire after excessive
heat built up and it couldn't escape, Starr said. Starr said the fire spread to a wooden floor under the dryer and over the
cement floor.
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Dryer Catches on Fire -
By Jonathan McFadden - The Herald (2/27/2013) |
CLOVER, SC -
A clothes dryer caught on fire at Clover High School Wednesday night and billowed smoke
throughout the building. Crews with the Clover Fire Department and Bethel Volunteer Fire Department were called to the school
to find flames coming from the laundry room dryer, said Clover Fire Chief Charlie Love. A few employees were still inside the
building and were evacuated, Love said. Firefighters got the flames under control pretty quickly, Love said, but spent a
significant amount of time trying to ventilate the building because of heavy smoke damage.
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Lint Buildup Causes Dryer Fire -
By Becky Vargo - Grand Haven Tribune (2/25/2013) |
FERRYSBURG, MI -
Lint build up caught on fire early this morning. Firefighters responded
at about 1:20 a.m. to the duplex, said Fire Chief Mike Olthof. The fire also melted some wires, but was out when firefighters
arrived. Olthoff said the exhaust vent was so packed with lint, that no more lint could get out of the dryer. "They
were lucky," Olthof said. "The basement was pretty full and the potential was there for a fire if they kept running the
machine." Olthof said it's important to clean lint out of the exhaust vent in back of the dryer once in a while too.
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Damage Set at $100,000 in Dryer Fire -
The Reading Eagle (2/24/2013) |
LAURELDALE, PA -
A clogged dryer vent caused a fire in a home in the 3300 block of Raymond
Street in Laureldale. No one was injured in the fire, Laureldale Fire Chief David L. Feltenberger said. Emergency
workers helped one man escape the home. Feltenberger estimated the damage at $100,000.
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Clothes Dryer Causes House Fire -
WPTV NBC News Channel 5 (2/23/2013) |
LAKE WORTH, FL -
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a residential structure fire in Lake Worth this morning at
10:23am, according to Captain Albert Borroto. Fire crews were able to determine that a
clothes dryer was the source of the fire in the garage. They contained the fire to the single garage and removed the
dryer. One occupant of the home suffered minor injuries and was treated on the scene.
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Fire Started by Clothes Dryer -
By Chase Rheam - Stillwater News Press (2/22/2013) |
STILLWATER, OK -
Stillwater Fire Marshal Trent Hawkins relayed information from Deputy Fire Marshal Neal Moore who responded to the
incident. "The fire actually started in a clothes dryer in the
house," Hawkins said. Three stations responded to the fire. Moore said the fire damaged approximately
45 to 50 thousand dollars structurally to the home and in content. The fire did not spread beyond the utility room,
he said. "The rest of the house sustained heavy heat and smoke damage," Moore said.
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Dryer Fire Displaces Resident -
By Sean Edmondson - WFIE Channel 14 NBC News (2/21/2013) |
HENDERSON, KY -
A Henderson resident is displaced from their home after a fire Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say
the fire started in a dryer inside the home and that clothes inside
the dryer provided fuel for the fire. Firefighters were able to quickly get on scene and were able to contain
fire to area of the dryer. Fire officials say the resident will likely be displace from the home while it is cleaned up.
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Dryer Fire -
By Peter Bodley - ABC Newspapers (2/21/2013) |
COON RAPIDS, MN -
Residents of a Coon Rapids home were evacuated Monday when the dryer caught on fire in the laundry
room. A Coon Rapids Police officer, first on the scene, reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the dryer. According to the Coon
Rapids Fire Department run report, the house was filling up with smoke on arrival and the fire crew encountered a moderate smoke condition in the
basement laundry room where flames were on and around the dryer. Following a quick knock down, hydraulic ventilation and fans were used to
remove the smoke from the rest of the house and the dryer was taken outside. The dryer pipe and exterior vent were also removed. Property
and contents damage was estimated at $10,000.
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Dryer Catches Fire -
Waynesboro Record Herald (2/21/2013) |
WAYNESBORO, PA -
Waynesboro and Mont Alto firefighters were able to contain a dryer fire that broke out just after
8 this morning. Waynesboro Fire Chief Dave Martin said there were no problems extinguishing the blaze, and two adults, a child and a dog
were able to get out of the home safely. Firefighters were checking for hot spots and ventilating the three-story home around 8:15 a.m. A
woman who lives in the home said she had just turned the dryer on and saw smoke coming from the dryer. Martin advised people to stay home while
their dryers are running, and to always make sure the lint is cleaned out of them.
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Fire Contained to Dryer -
By Kristin Buehner - Mason City Globe Gazette (2/20/2013) |
NORA SPRINGS, IA -
A fire in a clothes dryer at a rural Nora Springs residence was contained to the dryer,
Nora Springs Fire Chief Dean Koch reported. The fire was reported at 11:52 a.m., a dispatcher for the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's
Department said. "There was some smoke damage in the house," Koch said. The ranch-style house is located northwest
of Nora Springs. The Fire Department remained at the scene for about an hour, Koch said.
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Dryer Unit Sparks Apartment Fire -
WAVY NBC Channel 10 News (2/18/2013) |
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -
Officials say a dryer sparked a fire at Lincoln Military Housing apartment complex Monday
evening. According to Ray Smith with the Virginia Beach Police Department, crews responded to the Banyan Cove section of the complex at
approximately 5 p.m. Crews saved a dog from the apartment and no injuries were reported.
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House Damaged by Fire -
By Kay Fate - Rochester Post Bulletin (2/17/2013) |
ROCHESTER, MN -
A dryer fire Saturday afternoon caused $10,000 in damage to a southeast Rochester home, officials
said. According to the Rochester Fire Department, firefighters were called at about 6:15 p.m. for a fire in the basement and smoke reported
throughout the house. They extinguished the fire then ventilated the house and removed the destroyed dryer.
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Dryer Fire Displaces Family -
The Lewis County Chronicle (2/13/2013) |
CENTRALIA, WA -
A fire that originated from a dryer displaced six people Monday afternoon, according to the Riverside Fire
Authority. When firefighters arrived on the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia, they saw a large amount of smoke from both the front and
back of one of the apartment units, according to an RFA press release. Fire crews were able to contain the fire to the dryer unit and a small part
of the wall.
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Dryer Fire Ruins Family Home -
Canberra Times (2/5/2013) |
LYONS, AUSTRALIA -
A family was left devastated after their home in Lyons was ruined by fire on Monday night. The fire
began in the drying machine of the Devonport Street home before 7.20pm. The fire spread through the laundry, but firefighters quickly
arrived on scene, and prevented the flames from reaching other areas of the house. There were no injuries, but most of the one-storey house
was ruined by smoke and heat. Firefighters say it is now too damaged to live in.
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Dryer Fire -
Blount County Daily Times (1/15/2013) |
MARYVILLE, TN -
A Maryville residence was spared major damage after a dryer caught fire Tuesday afternoon. Blount County
firefighters were dispatched to Old Niles Ferry Road, with five trucks and 10 firefighters starting to arrive at 2:42 p.m. The fire, which was contained
to the dryer, was controlled five minutes after they arrived. The dryer and several articles of clothing were destroyed in the blaze and there was
smoke damage reported in the laundry room, firefighters said.
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Dryer Lint Causes Fire -
By Jane Bellmyer - Cecil Daily (1/11/2013) |
NORTH EAST, MD -
A build up of dryer lint is the cause of a fire that left a North East area family homeless fire investigators said
Friday. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal reported a passerby discovered the 3 p.m. fire at Inverness Drive. Deputy Fire Marshals Derek
Chapman and Howard Ewing determined the fire began in the utility room and spread quickly through the 14-by-70 mobile home in the Lakeside community. The
loss of the home is estimated at $20,000.
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Crews Extinguish Dryer Fire -
By John Counts - Ann Arbor.com (1/10/2013) |
ANN ARBOR, MI -
A fire destroyed a dryer and damaged the ceiling of an Ann Arbor home before firefighters could extinguish it. Ann Arbor firefighters
responded to the 300 block of Mark Hannah Placeafter receiving a call about smoke coming out of the side door of the single-family home,
Battalion Chief Kevin Cook said. The blaze was contained to the basement. "There was a dryer
on fire, as well as the ceiling above it," Cook said. The dryer was destroyed and the basement suffered water damage. The
floors above had smoke damage, Cook said.
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Two Displaced after Dryer Fire -
By Bethany Young - Fairport-East Rochester Post (1/10/2013) |
EAST ROCHESTER, NY -
A mother and her daughter were displaced temporarily after a fire started in their East Rochester home on Wednesday. The fire started at
a home on Pomander Walk around 11 p.m., according to ER fire chief Steve Williams. He said the blaze started when
a dryer caught fire in the home. Fire crews contained the blaze, which caused smoke damage
to interior.
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Dryer Lint Causes Fire -
By Daniel Adler - Philly Burbs.com (1/9/2013) |
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA -
A Bristol Township family's home will be uninhabitable briefly after a dryer fire Tuesday night, township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito
said. Firefighters were called to Black Walnut Road at 9:30 p.m. Dippolito said firefighters did an excellent job of containing
the fire to the one-story home's laundry area. The fire marshal said the fire was caused
by a lint buildup in the dryer.
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Dryer Fire Causes Evacuation -
The Journal Times (1/7/2013) |
RACINE, WI - An early morning dryer fire forced a family of five to evacuate their home on Monday
and resulted in an estimated $1,000 in damage. The Racine Fire Department was called just past midnight on Sunday to the home on the 2300
block of Carmel Avenue for the accidental dryer fire, according to a fire department press release.
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Family of 5 Displaced by Dryer Fire -
WVEC Channel 13 ABC News (1/7/2013) |
HAMPTON, VA - A fire that started in a clothes dryer heavily damaged a home Monday afternoon. Fire units were called to
the 800 block of Hedrow Terrace. The fire started in the dryer and then spread to
the attic. A family of 5 was displaced and is being cared for by the Red Cross. Firefighters estimate there was about
$45,000 to $50,000 worth of damage done to the house.
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Firefighters Respond To Clothes Dryer Fire At Condo -
Bethel Bulletin (1/3/2013) |
BETHEL, CT - Smoke Detectors have once again been credited with alerting the occupants of a fire in their basement yesterday afternoon. The
Bethel & Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Departments responded and quickly extinguished the clothes dryer that was
on fire. There was some minor water and smoke damage to the home. Major appliances should not be operated when not at home such as
dryers, washing machines, or dishwashers. Proper installation and upkeep of the appliances is important as well.
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Dryer Fire Chases Residents from Homes -
WDTN Channel 2 News (1/3/2013) |
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, OH - An evening fire in Harrison Township forced residents of an apartment building out into the cold Thursday. Crews
rushed to the 500 block of Daytona Parkway. Firefighters say they quickly put out the flames, but still had to deal with the wintry
conditions. "The main problem tonight here is the ice on the ground. You just had to be very careful with your footing,"
said Chief Mark Lynch, Harrison Twp. Fire Department The chief tells us the fire started in
a basement dryer.
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