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Fire Destroys Kitchen, Utility Room -
By Anna Roberts - Reading Evening Post (5/7/2008) |
READING, UK -
Fire broke out at a home in Lower Earley after a tumble dryer
burst into flames, destroying a family’s kitchen and utility room. Lower Earley mum-of-two Mary
Thompson told of the fire which engulfed her kitchen. The Thompsons’ home also smelt of smoke,
and fire tape – which crews from Whitley Wood and Wokingham Road used to seal off the house – was
still visible. She said: “Earlier in the day the tumble dryer had been on three times and had been
fine. Then we saw flames coming from the tumble dryer. “The fire spread to the kitchen
and the utility room. But the fire brigade were really good and arranged for us to stay at a hotel in Sonning.”
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Dryer Fire Renders Five Homeless -
Tampa Bay's CBS 10 News (5/6/2008) |
WINTER HAVEN, FL -
Fire, blamed on a clothes dryer, caused extensive damage to
a house in the Jan Phyl Village area late Tuesday. The Red Cross has been called to provide emergency
assistance to five adults who are displaced, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. The fire broke out a
little before 6 p.m. and first responders arrived to find the back half of the home in flames.
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Laundry Room Fire Forces Residents Out -
By Wade Nkrumah - The Oregonian (5/2/2008) |
SALEM, OR -
A dryer was blamed for a fire tonight that forced evacuation
of 88 residents from a Salem retirement building. Bill Holmstrom, a Salem Fire Department spokesman,
said firefighters responded to a 7:35 p.m. alarm at Redwood Heights Retirement & Assisted Living Residence,
4050 12th St.S.E. The fire, which sent smoke throughout the building, was traced to a first-floor laundry
room. Damage was estimated at more than $10,000.
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Tumble Dryer Blaze Spreads -
Todmorden News (5/1/2008) |
TODMORDEN, UK -
FIREFIGHTERS from Todmorden were called out to a house fire on North View at 10.15am. A tumble
dryer had set alight and the fire spread to the washing
machine and kitchen units, filling the house with smoke. The crew entered the property wearing
breathing apparatus, put out the fire using a hose reel and then pumped out the smoke.
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Dryer Ignites House Fire in Shoreline -
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (4/29/2008) |
SEATTLE, WA -
An overheated laundry dryer was the cause of a fire that
severely damaged a home Tuesday just before noon. Shoreline Fire Department
spokeswoman Melanie Granfors said smoke and flames were visible from the house when firefighters
arrived. A woman and her son, who were living in the single-story house, were able to
escape.
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Dryer Catches Fire, Burns House Down -
By Jorge Barrientos - The Bakersfield Californian (4/25/2008) |
BAKERSFIELD, CA -
A two-alarm fire that destroyed a home Wednesday
afternoon started in the laundry room when a dryer possibly
ignited some lint, fire officials said Friday. No one was hurt in the blaze that left the
all-wooden house on the northwest corner of Wilkins and Augusta streets completely burned. From
the laundry room, the fire went through the house, to the patio and through the attic, said Capt. Bryan Perry
with the Bakersfield Fire Department. “There's a lot of people that don't check their filters in their
dryers, and they should,” Perry said. It took no more than
five minutes for the fire to destroy the home, officials said.
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Clothes Dryer Fire Causes Hotel Evacuation -
New Jersey Star-Ledger (4/24/2008) |
NEWARK, NJ -
A laundry room fire forced the evacuation of the Wyndham Hotel on Scudders Mill Road in
Plainsboro early today, though no injuries were reported and the fire was contained to a
clothes dryer, police said. Guests and staff were evacuated for 45 minues after
the 1:53 a.m. fire at the hotel, police said. The fire
started in a clothes dryer in a lower-level laundry room and was quickly extinguished,
police said. Smoke damage was primarily contained to the laundry room, police said.
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Dryer Fire Guts Home -
By Joe Stevens - Long Beach Press-Telegram (4/22/2008) |
LAKEWOOD, CA -
A dryer caused a house fire in Lakewood on
Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The fire destroyed the second level of a home on the
5100 block of Premiere Avenue, Lakewood Sheriff's Lt. Bryan Proctor said. Authorities
estimated the fire caused $300,000 in damage.
There were no injuries.
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Appliance Causes Blaze -
Portage Online (4/22/2008) |
PORTAGE, MANITOBA CANADA -
A faulty clothes dryer is responsible for a fire
last night. Firefighters responded to a call from the residents. A spokesperson
says they returned home and smelled smoke, then called 911. They were told to leave the building
immediately, and the fire department would be dispatched.
Damage is estimated at $100,000. Firefighters stayed on the scene until about midnight.
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Inmates Evacuated after Dryer Fire -
The McAllen Monitor (4/21/2008) |
EDINBURG, TX -
Smoke and fire at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center forced prison officials to evacuate dozens of
inmates. Edinburg Fire received a call shortly after 10 a.m. of a fire in one of the facility's laundry
rooms. When they arrived, firefighters found a laundry
dryer on fire, said Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider. "The dryer is destroyed and there
is smoke damage inside the room," Snider said. Snider said dryer
fires are common.
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Fire at City Centre Restaurant -
Derby Evening Telegraph (4/17/2008) |
DERBY, ENGLAND, UK -
Firefighters have been called to tackle a blaze at a city centre restaurant. Crews were called just after
1.15pm. It is thought the fire, which was on the second floor, was caused
by a tumble dryer. Firefighters used four breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet when tackling the
blaze, which was under control by 2.20pm. The extent of the damage is not yet known. Police closed the
road in both directions.
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Teen Saves Toddler From Mobile Home Fire -
WSOC TV Channel 9 Eyewitness News (4/17/2008) |
GROVER, NC -
On Thursday, Blair Hawkins gave a tearful thank you to the teenager that saved her toddler from a burning mobile
home. "Because of you, today my son is still alive," she said, "I thank you from the bottom of my heart." She
called 14-year-old Laura McDaniel a guardian angel. Hawkins left her home, to take her 6-year-old to the hospital. A
group of her friends, including McDaniel, stayed at her mobile home with her 1-year-old son, Aiden Moore. They rushed out
when a dryer fire started, and then realized they left the little boy inside. Witnesses
said McDaniel ran in through the back door and grabbed Aiden from a playpen near the burning dryer. Hawkins said her young
family lost everything in the fire. They have no insurance.
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House Fire on Culver Parkway this Morning -
By Nikki Rudd - WHEC TV News 10 NBC (4/17/2008) |
ROCHESTER, NY -
A house fire sent smoke throughout an Irondequoit neighborhood Thursday morning. Four fire departments
responded to the fire. Laurelton Fire Chief Miguel Santiago says a
dryer caught on fire in the basement. No one was home. Chief Santiago says some water
pipes in the basement burst due to the heat. That put the fire out before crews even got there, but there
was still a lot of smoke to deal with.
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Fire Destroys Home in Grover -
By Kristen Thomas - The Shelby Star (4/16/2008) |
GROVER, NC -
A Grover family's home was destroyed Wednesday evening after a dryer caught
fire. The mobile home at 2350 Cleveland Ave. caught fire at 9:05 p.m. The family had lived at the
residence for six years. Chief Greg Harris of the No. 3 Volunteer Fire Department said the fire spread very quickly
and that the home was a total loss. "Four people were in the
house but no one was hurt. Everyone got out safe," he said. "It took us 20 minutes to contain it."
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Dryer Believed To Be Cause Of Fatal Milton Fire -
WBZTV CBS Local News (4/14/2008) |
MILTON, MA -
A dryer is the cause of a house fire that ripped through a Milton
triple-decker, killing one man. The blaze started on Monday just after noon in a laundry room
on the second floor. Investigators believe the lint from the dryer built up in a vent pipe, began to heat
up and eventually caught fire. The fire spread to the third floor, where a man was found in a
bedroom. According to the Massachusetts Fire Incident Reporting System, there were 97 dryer
fires in 2006, which resulted in one death and an estimated $489,922 in damages.
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Dryer Fire Leaves Family Homeless -
Blue Springs Examiner (4/14/2008) |
INDEPENDENCE, MO -
A fire that started in a dryer late Friday morning has left a family of five
homeless. Assistant Chief Tim Krickle, with the Independence Fire Department, confirmed that the
fire spread to the first floor of the home, causing extensive damage. He said one resident was treated for
smoke inhalation at the scene but there were no other injuries.
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Elderly Woman Burned -
CBS 3 Springfield News (4/13/2008) |
SPRINGFIELD, MA -
Shortly after 12:30 p.m. Sunday Franklin County Firefighters responded to a house on Stone Valley Road. "Upon arrival
there was very, very light smoke and we initially thought it was just a dryer due to humidity and conditions. But, when
they went downstairs to investigate a dryer fire they found it actually had a working fire," said Orange Fire Chief Dennis
Annear. Fire officials said once they went inside they realized the situation was even worse because an elderly
woman stuck inside. "They pulled a woman out and there were performing cpr on her. Then finally the ambulance
got here. They put her in the ambulance and they were sitting here for another 15 minutes or so before they left with
her," said Elise Sluder, a neighbor. Officials said the victim sustained smoke inhalation but had a pulse when she
was transported from the scene.
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Clothes Dryer Goes Up In Smoke -
Alameda Sun (4/12/2008) |
ALAMEDA, CA -
Firefighters extinguished a clothes dryer that had burst into flames inside a
coin operated laundry facility on the 1100 block of Pacific Marina. Firefighters fought through thick black smoke at the
laundry's entrance to reach the fire, which firefighters put out with a pre-connected hose line. The dryer was taken
out of the business and firefighters kept busy extinguishing lingering embers and hot spots before ventilating the building.
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Family Escapes After Dryer Fire in CK Home -
by Josh Farley - Kitsap Sun (4/11/2008) |
KITSAP, WA -
A fire late Thursday at a Conifer Drive home displaced a family of five, according
to Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue. The homeowner awoke to find the two-story home thick with
smoke — but was unable to get downstairs to wake two of her children, reports said. She lowered one of her children from
the second story to safety, then jumped from the house herself. She was then able to pound on the children's windows
downstairs and they both escaped safely, crews said. She then called 911 from a neighbor's home. Firefighters
doused the flames and kept damage to the home's laundry area, but heavy smoke damage was reported elsewhere through
the house. The family dog, which was in the basement of the house, was rescued by crews. The Kitsap County
Fire Marshal's Office said the fire started in the dryer.
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Cause Found in Early Morning House Fire -
WSFA NBC Channel 12 News (4/9/2008) |
MONTGOMERY, AL -
The Montgomery Fire Department tells WSFA 12 News they are treating an early morning fire on as an
accident. Officials say the fire was most likely started
by a clothes dryer. The fire was well involved when fire fighters arrived on scene, and
it took 20 minutes to get the blaze under control. There were no significant injuries, but one
firefighter was treated for first and second degree burns. Unfortunately, the
house is not liveable at this time because it was so
heavily damaged.
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Family Loses Home to Fire -
By Chris Brennaman - WTOK NewsCenter 11 ABC (4/9/2008) |
DEKALB, MS -
A trip to the grocery store Monday evening turned out to be anything but ordinary for the Carpenter family
of DeKalb. Kendra and Lyndon arrived home just as two of their three children were running out of
the family's burning house. Nothing in the home was spared
from the fire, which is believed to have started from the dryer. "We're all heartbroken, but the
most important thing is our kids made it out safe and we're all here, alive and well," Carpenter said. "That's
really all that matters."
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Fire Crews Tackle Tumble Dryer Blaze -
Diss Express (4/9/2008) |
DISS, ENGLAND, UK -
Fire crews were called to put out a blaze which started in a tumble
dryer this morning. The machine was in the garage of a home in Lewis Drive, Roydon, and caught
fire at about 6.40am. Two fire crews from Diss used breathing apparatus, hose reel jets and a thermal
image camera and put out the blaze within 15 minutes. No one was harmed, but the garage was
damaged by the fire.
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Clothes Dryer Started Shed Fire -
Delaware Coast Press (4/8/2008) |
MILFORD, DE -
A fire that caused about $5,000 damage to a shed southeast of
Milford started in a clothes dryer that was operating at the time,
officials said today. The state Fire Marshal’s Office investigatged the blaze in the 20000 block of Slaughter
Beach Road. The Ellendale Fire Department responded to the blaze in the 12-foot by 12-foot shed about
9 p.m. Sunday.
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Dryer Blamed for $375,000 House Fire -
Tri-Valley Herald (4/7/2008) |
PLEASANTON, CA -
A fire that apparently started in a clothes dryer caused $375,000
damage to a two-car garage and attached single family house this morning, fire officials said. Fire
Battalion Chief Joe Testa said the fire, which was reported at 5:53 a.m., destroyed the garage. There was
also some fire damage to the house, which is attached to the garage. The dryer was in operation when
the fire started, he said. One firefighter sustained a minor injury fighting the fire. "The homeowner
did the right thing, he got his family out safely, then called 9-1-1-," Testa said.
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Lint Buildup Vlamed in Fire -
The Peterborough Examiner (4/7/2008) |
PETERBOROUGH, CANADA -
A dryer caught fire in a Weller Street home just after 8:30 a.m.
yesterday. The fire caused about $700 in damage to the dryer and $2,000 to its contents, the city fire
department said. A buildup of lint in the dryer and a disconnected pipe vent is the suspected cause,
the fire department said.
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Apartment Fire Blamed on Clogged Dryer Vent -
By Anita Debro - The Birmingham News (4/3/2008) |
BIRMINGHAM, AL -
A clogged dryer vent sparked the fire Tuesday night that destroyed 23
apartments at the Enclave at Mountain Brook, Irondale fire officials said today. Fire Chief Randy
Davis said lint built up inside the dryer vent caught fire as the dryer was running inside a unit of the apartment
complex. The fire ripped through the building as Irondale, Birmingham and Mountain Brook firefighters
fought to contain the blaze. There were 23 families displaced.
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Dryer Blamed for House Fire -
By Bill Byrd - Times West Virginian (4/3/2008) |
FAIRMONT, WV -
A Tuesday morning fire that destroyed the home of a Colfax family has been determined to be accidental, an
assistant state fire marshal said. “The fire originated in the
back of a dryer,” said Mackey Ayersman. The older, wooden-frame farmhouse belonged to
Tammy Shriver, a photographer for the Times West Virginian. Shriver was home alone doing some
laundry in the basement shortly before 9 a.m. when the fire started. She and the family’s pets
escaped unharmed. But the house was destroyed.
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'Lucky Escape' from Tumble Dryer Blaze -
Peterlee Mail (4/1/2008) |
PETERLEE, UK -
A WOMAN had a lucky escape when her clothes caught fire in a tumble
dryer. Fire chiefs at Peterlee Fire Station say the occupant was "very lucky" after the dryer went
up in flames. Two crews from the station were called to the house at around 9.20pm mon Monday after the
filter on the machine got clogged up, overheated and set fire to the clothes inside.
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Dryer Catches Fire in Camden County Apartment -
Cherry Hill Courier Post (3/30/2008) |
LINDENWOLD, NJ -
A dryer caught fire and the residents of an apartment had to be
evacuated this morning in Camden County, according to officials. The fire broke out at the Landings of Pine
Lake apartment complex, located at 98 Oak Avenue in Lindenwold, around 6:30 this morning, authorities
said. Firefighters from Lindenwold, Clementon, Laurel Springs, Berlin and Somerdale worked together
and were able to put the fire out in about 20 minutes, containing it to the single unit, according to officials. The
apartment, shared by a couple, was heavily damaged, fire officials said.
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Woman at Willingboro House Fire Later Dies -
By Mari A. Schaefer - The Philadelphia Inquirer (3/30/2008) |
WILLINGBORO, PA -
A 69-year-old woman died after she was pulled from a burning house in Willingboro yesterday morning. At 8:52
a.m., 911 dispatchers received a call about a clothes-dryer fire in the
100 block of Millbrook Drive. The blaze had spread by the time firefighters arrived. The unidentified woman
was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, where she was pronounced dead.
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Clothes Dryer Blamed for Fire that Left 10 Homeless -
By Katrina Webber - KSLA CBS News Channel 12 (3/25/2008) |
SHREVEPORT, LA -
Shreveport fire investigators believe a clothes dryer caused a fire that destroyed a
home early Tuesday morning. Ten people were inside when the fire broke out around 1:00 a. m. All of
them managed to get out of the home, in the 3300 block of Frederick Street, safely, although firefighters say they had to treat
one woman who became upset. Firefighters say flames and smoke were coming out of the front door by the time
they arrived. The house, though, could not be saved. The fire caused heavy damage throughout it.
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Fire in Dryer Displaces 4 -
The Republican (3/23/2008) |
SPRINGFIELD, MA -
A clothes dryer fire caused $40,000 damage and displaced four residents,
said Fire Department spokesman Lt. Michael Richard. No one was injured in the fire, which was reported just before
10 p.m., he said. Four residents were home when the fire started but everyone got out in time, he said. Investigators
determined the fire started in a basement dryer.
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Dryer Fire Spreads, Destroys Home -
By Geoff Larcom - The Ann Arbor News (3/22/2008) |
ANN ARBOR, MI -
A fire that started in a dryer and spread to a nearby electrical
panel destroyed a home in Ypsilanti Township early Saturday
morning. No one was injured in the fire. The residents were evacuated and taken by the Washtenaw
County chapter of the American Red Cross to a nearby hotel, said Ypsilanti Township Fire Capt. Kurt Owings.
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Fire Forces Seniors from Care Home -
By Cheryl Chan, Vancouver Province (3/21/2008) |
VANCOUVER, CANADA -
About 45 seniors at a West Vancouver care home were evacuated Thursday night after a wing of the facility caught
fire. Thirty firefighters from West Vancouver and North Vancouver attacked the blaze at Inglewood Care Centre,
which ignited in a clothes dryer in the laundry room and spread through
a ventilation shaft to an upper roof deck. "It wasn't that large but it was incredibly stubborn and very tough to get
to," said division fire chief Martin Ernst of West Vancouver Fire and Rescue. Structural
damages are estimated at about $80,000.
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Dryer Fire in Akron Causes $25,000 in Damage -
Akron Beacon Journal (3/21/2008) |
AKRON, OH -
A blaze that apparently began in a dryer caused $25,000 in damages
at a home on Akron's Bank Street. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 800 block of Bank Street, in East
Akron, on Thursday afternoon. The fire spread from the basement to the floor above, the fire department said.
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Dryer Fire Damages Salon -
The Sun Chronicle (3/21/2008) |
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA -
Firefighters extinguished a fire Thursday morning at a salon started accidentally by a clothes
dryer. Firefighters were dispatched at 2:20 a.m. after receiving an alarm and found the fire in the laundry room, Fire Chief Peter Lamb
said. Lamb said the damage was estimated at $30,000 to $50,000. The fire damage
was limited to the laundry room, but smoke went throughout the building.
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North Wilkes Fire Claims Home -
The News Reporter (3/20/2008) |
WASHINGTON, GA -
Ernest Clark looks on at his nearly destroyed home Monday morning on the Elberton Highway north of
Tignall. Clark said he and his wife escaped unharmed after a fire
started in a clothes dryer vent. Fire Chief Alan Poss said that the lack of volunteer firefighters in
the area during the day was a problem, but firefighters were able to save part of the home that housed family
photo albums and heirloom firearms.
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Woman Rescued from Roanoke Home Fire -
By Neil Harvey - The Roanoke Times (3/20/2008) |
ROANOKE, VA -
Fire crews rescued a woman Wednesday afternoon after a fire trapped her on the second floor of
a Southwest Roanoke building. When firefighters arrived, Roanoke Fire-EMS spokeswoman
Tiffany Bradbury said, "they found a person who was hanging out of her second-floor window." The
woman, Bradbury said, was trapped by a fire burning inside a
clothes dryer. Crews used a ladder to help the woman down and rescued her dog. The
fire caused about $3,000 in damage, mostly smoke and water.
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Dryer Fire in Montpelier -
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus (3/18/2008) |
BARRE, VT -
A fire that started in the dryer and spread to the vent of an upstairs
bathroom was called in around 9:40 p.m. The incident caused minor damage to a condominium and one person
inside escaped without injury. Had the smoke alarm not gone off, the fire could have been more harmful,
according to Montpelier Fire Chief Gesualdo Schneider. Schneider attributed the fire to lint build up in the
dryer.
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Structure Fire in Princeton Area -
WVVA NBC Channel 6 News (3/9/2008) |
PRINCETON, IL -
This afternoon the Princeton Fire Department was called to a house fire along Straley Avenue. A
dryer caught on fire and spread into the room. The
fire was contained in that room, and firefighters were able to get it under control.
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Clothes Up in Smoke During Dryer Fire -
Northwest Florida Daily News (3/9/2008) |
OCEAN CITY, FL -
The Ocean City-Wright Department contained a small dryer fire
Sunday that caused an estimated $5,000 in smoke and heat damage
in the laundry room of the Pier 1 apartment complex. Responding to an emergency call at 11:11 a.m., firefighters
discovered smoke coming from the rear of the structure.
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Fire Leaves Family of 4 Homeless -
By Michelle Dupler - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald (3/8/2008) |
BENTON CITY, WA -
A family of four lost everything in a fire in their mobile home Saturday, relatives said. All of the family's
belongings were destroyed in the fire. They had no insurance. Templeton believed the family
had lived in the single-wide mobile home for about seven years. "It's gutted," Templeton said. "There's
nothing left. It's totally black. Whatever walls are still standing are smoldering." Templeton said
firefighters she talked to at the scene believed the fire started in the
dryer.
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Clothes Dryer Fire Displaces Couple -
Castro Valley Forum (3/5/2008) |
CASTRO VALLEY, CA -
A clothes dryer started a fire that damaged
a house in the Washington Manor neighborhood last Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters
were able to extinguish the blaze within ten minutes, largely containing it to the garage where
the dryer was located and the front of the house. No one was injured in the blaze.
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Clothes Dryer Fire Displaces Couple -
Lexington Dispatch (3/5/2008) |
LEXINGTON, NC -
A Holly Grove couple’s home was damaged by a fire sometime Tuesday between 2:15
and 6:45 p.m., said Holly Grove Fire Department Assistant Chief Herbert Frank. Holly Grove,
Central and Triangle volunteer fire departments responded to the call. The
fire began in the clothes dryer, Frank said. Fire damage was limited to the laundry room, but smoke and
heat damage affected the entire home. The homeowners went to stay with family, he added.
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Dryer Blamed For Apartment Fire -
WLWT NBC News Channel 5 (3/4/2008) |
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OH -
A fire damaged at least one apartment at a Miami Township complex early Tuesday morning. When
firefighters arrived, they found the two-story apartment filled with smoke and a fire on the second floor. The
fire was knocked down relatively quickly, but extensive work was necessary due to fire extension in the wall,
ceiling and floor, said Assistant Fire Chief Harold Thiele. Thiele said it appears a
clothes dryer is to blame for the fire, which did about $20,000
damage.
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Family Flees after Dryer Sparks Fierce Fire -
Exeter Express & Echo (3/4/2008) |
EXETER, ENGLAND UK -
A family of five had to escape a burning building by jumping out of windows after fire
tore through their city home. Now the family fear they will be left with a big bill
because they could not get insurance following two recent break-ins at the
property. The drama began when a tumble dryer
caught fire at the house in the early hours of yesterday. There is smoke damage
throughout the house.
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Kitchen Fire -
Aylesbury Today (3/4/2008) |
ALYESBURY, ENGLAND UK -
FIREFIGHTERS attended a kitchen fire in Wendover yesterday evening. Two crews
from Aylesbury Station went to the house in Aylesbury Road at 6.15pm, after a tumble
dryer caught fire. They were at
the scene for around an hour. A woman and her two children were checked for
smoke inhalation by ambulance staff, but were okay. The kitchen suffered smoke
damage.
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Dryer Blaze -
Vineland Daily Journal (3/3/2008) |
VINELAND, NJ -
Firefighters extinguished a small laundry fire at a group home. Fire Capt. Robert Scarpa said
the blaze started in a dryer and caused damage to
the laundry room. There was also heavy smoke damage throughout the house, he said. Eight
residents live in the one-story home, and no one was injured, Scarpa said. Firefighters were on
the scene for about an hour.
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Clothes Dryer Caused Deadly Chesapeake House Fire -
The Daily Press (2/29/2008) |
CHESAPEAKE, VA -
Chesapeake fire officials say a clothes dryer caused a fire that
killed three people in a house fire Thursday. Authorities have not released the names of the
victims, who were found in a room above the garage at the home. Captain Steve Johnson said all
three are believed to have been between the ages of 18 and 25. He said one of the victims
apparently went upstairs to help the other two but ended up trapped with them.
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Teen Escapes Injury in San Leandro Fire -
By Jason Sweeney - The Daily Review (2/29/2008) |
SAN LEANDRO, CA -
A malfunctioning clothes dryer sparked a fire that
caused extensive damage Wednesday afternoon to a home on Farnsworth Street, fire officials
said. Alameda County firefighters arrived at the one-story, single family home at about
3:30 p.m., according to Alameda County Fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles. Heavy smoke
was coming out of the front of the residence and was visible from five blocks away, Knowles
said. Firefighters extinguished the fire within 10 minutes of their arrival, Knowles said. There
were no injuries, but firefighters were unable to locate the cats. A dryer in the garage was
determined to be the cause and origin of the fire, Knowles said. The house suffered
extensive fire, smoke and water damage.
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Fire Kills Mother, Son Who Tried to Save Her -
By Edward Colimore and Peter Mucha - The Philadelphia Inquirer (2/28/2008) |
CHERRY HILL, NJ -
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Ferrell had already escaped his burning home in Jobstown, Burlington County, authorities
said. But standing outside with his brother and sister early yesterday, he realized that their mother was
inside, apparently trapped on the second floor. The athletic ninth grader raced back into the smoke and
flames to save her. Neither he nor his mother, Michelle Ferrell, escaped the four-alarm fire, which gutted
their house in rural Springfield Township near Fort Dix. Ferrell, 53, and her children were home shortly
after 4:30 a.m. when the fire broke out in a clothes dryer.
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Dryer Causes Apartment Fire -
Thunder Bay's Source (2/27/2008) |
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA -
Thunder Bay fire crews were called to a Gore Street apartment Wednesday afternoon after a passersby noticed
smoke coming from the multi-unit residence. The fire started in a
dryer in a basement apartment and fire crews had it quickly contained. Huge fans were used to clear
the smoke out of the building and Captain David Grant says no one was injured and there was minimal damage to the building.
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Lint-filled Dryer Blamed for Fire -
Erie Times News (2/27/2008) |
ERIE, PA -
Erie firefighters spent part of the morning Tuesday dousing a blaze believed to have started
in a clothes dryer. Firefighters said they responded to the call at 1:56 a.m. Tuesday and had the fire under control by 2:30
a.m. The fire started in a gas dryer in the basement, fire inspectors said. They said the dryer's lint trap was full and the
lint caught fire. The fire was contained to the basement, but there was
some smoke damage to the house's upstairs, fire inspectors said.
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Family Displaced Following Fire -
Boca News (2/26/2008) |
BOCA RATON, FL -
Boca Raton firefighters responded to a structure fire at 6503 N. Military Trail. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from
the structure. Firefighters made entry and found the fire in the laundry closet in the kitchen area and quickly extinguished
the fire. Fire officials stated that the fire appears to have originated in the clothes
dryer. Damage is estimated at approximately $50,000. Eight families were evacuated and the occupants of
the affected apartment were displaced.
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Dryer Fire Destroys Mosinee Home -
Wausau Daily Herald (2/25/2008) |
WAUSAU, WI -
A Mosinee mobile home was destroyed Saturday evening in a fire thought to have been caused
by a dryer, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department. Nicole Boe, 21, was working on her laptop computer
Saturday evening when she smelled smoke in the mobile home owned by her father, according to the police report. When she saw
flames coming out of the dryer and could not put them out, she and her brother, Timothy Boe, 23, fled the home, calling police. Their
father was not at home at the time of the fire, which police reports say is thought to have been caused by a faulty
dryer part or a clogged lint filter. The home was a total loss, police said.
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Apartment Fire Displaces Family -
By Luis F. Perez - The Sun Sentinel (2/24/2008) |
BOCA RATON, FL -
A Saturday apartment fire in Boca Raton caused eight families to be evacuated and displaced one. The
occupant of the apartment came home to find the door knob hot to the touch, said Frank Corregio, public information
officer for the Boca Raton fire department. She opened the door, noticed heavy smoke and called 911, he
said. Firefighters found the fire in a kitchen-area laundry closet. Investigators said
the fire appears to have started in the clothes dryer. Fire
officials estimate the fire caused about $50,000 in damage.
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Apartment Fire in Dunbar -
By Amanda Weber - The State Journal (2/23/2008) |
DUNBAR, WV -
A fire in Kanawha County leaves folks without a place to stay Saturday night. The fire broke out just before
six Saturday night. No one was injured but some of the tenants had to be evacuated from the
building. &nsbp;Firefighters say it appears a dryer started the
fire. One apartment is a complete loss.
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Mum Leads Children from Blazing House -
By Katie Campling - Huddersfield Daily Examiner (2/22/2008) |
LINTHWAITE WEST YORKSHIRE , UK -
A mother and her three children escaped yesterday from a house fire
started by their tumble dryer. Fire broke out at the house at 12.45am today, after a tumble dryer
left on overnight caught fire. The 32-year-old woman was asleep upstairs, but smelled smoke and woke
to get her children – aged two, 12 and 14 – out of the house safely. She and the two-year-old girl were
taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. The kitchen of the house was left burnt out and there
was severe smoke damage to the rest of the house.
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Tumble Dryer Triggers Blaze -
By Helen Wagstaff - The Kent Messenger (2/22/2008) |
LORDSWOOD, UK -
TWO people fought their way past fierce flames after fire broke out in a flat. The couple
escaped with smoke inhalation after waking up to find a blaze
had started in a tumble dryer. Crews from Maidstone and Sittingbourne fire stations spent
nearly two hours fighting the fire. Despite this, Maidstone crew manager Mick Gay said
about 80 per cent of the one bedroom flat was damaged by fire. The couple suffered some
smoke inhalation but were otherwise unhurt and both returned to work yesterday morning.
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Aide Dies After Helping Elderly Evacuate Fire -
By Kate Augusto - The Boston Globe (2/21/2008) |
BOSTON, MA -
A 51-year-old nursing assistant died today in Lowell after she helped evacuate elderly residents from
a nursing home during a small fire in a dryer. Rawlene Lizotte collapsed outside the Fairhaven
Healthcare Center after helping to evacuate six residents, said Deputy Chief Patrick McCabe of the
Lowell Fire Department. Rescuers tried to resuscitate Lizotte and rushed her to Lowell General
Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Firefighters responded to the fire, which
started in a dryer in the laundry room.
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Dryer in Basement Starts Fire -
By Victoria E. Freile - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (2/20/2008) |
ROCHESTER, NY -
Firefighters in Greece battled a basement fire that started in
a clothes dryer. Two children, ages 12 and 14, were sleeping in the two-story house
when the fire ignited, but they escaped safely before firefighters arrived, said Barnard Fire Chief Jim
Gallagher. Gallagher said it appeared that the blaze started in an operating clothes dryer and
quickly spread to clothes piled on top and near the dryer. The basement had moderate fire
damage and charred structural beams, rafters and some electrical wiring, Gallagher said. The
remainder of the house had moderate smoke damage.
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Fire Goes to Two Alarms -
McMinnville News-Register (2/19/2008) |
YAMHILL, OR -
A two-alarm fire Monday morning caused $75,000 to $100,000
damage to a Yamhill home and its contents. The blaze went to two alarms, with Carlton,
Gaston and Yamhill firefighters responding. The residence is owned by Steve Belt, who has been renting
it to Elmer Wyatt. Wyatt was not home. The fire
was traced to an electric dryer.
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Dryer Fire -
Watertown Tab & Press (2/19/2008) |
NEEDHAM, MA -
Police and fire departments both responded to Grey’s Laundromat on Church Street with reports of
a dryer fire. According to reports, when
an officer arrived at the scene, he saw flames coming out of “dryer no. 1” and used an extinguisher
to help put out the fire. The fire department arrived shortly after to put the remainder of the
fire out. Estimated damage is $6,000, which
includes the dryer itself and smoke damage to the wall.
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House Damaged by Fire -
Quincy Herald Whig (2/18/2008) |
QUINCY, IL -
A Quincy residence was heavily damaged in a fire early this morning. Twelve firefighters were
dispatched to the scene and found the back of the house engulfed in flames when they arrived. Quincy
Fire Assistant Chief Rob Tipton said the fire was started by a gas
dryer. Flames damaged the kitchen and the back portion of the house, with heat and smoke
damage reported to the rest of structure. The house sustained
heavy damage, Tipton said.
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House Fire -
By Mark Puente - The Plain Dealer (2/16/2008) |
CLEVELAND, OH -
Two months after Howard and Kathy Brown paid off their mortgage, their
house was destroyed in a fire Friday that also killed their dog. At least the couple are alive, their
daughter said. "All of my memories from my childhood are gone," Kim Hixenbaugh said, fighting back
tears. The Browns were not injured, but Tippy, their pet Shih Tzu, was killed. The house is a total loss,
firefighters said. Accumulated lint in a dryer vent ignited and
caused the fire, Assistant Chief David McNeilly said.
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House Fire -
CD 98.9 News Center (2/16/2008) |
SIMCOE, CANADA -
A house fire is going to cost more than 160 thousand dollars in
damages. Fire crews arrived at the residence in Cayuga Thursday to find the blaze engulfing
the Ottawa Street North home. They extinguished the blaze. Investigation has revealed
the fire was started by a faulty clothes dryer. All
occupants are safe and accounted for, but the Haldimand County Fire department reminds everyone that
not only are smoke detectors mandatory, they can save your life.
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Fire Reported -
Beaver County Times (2/15/2008) |
BEAVER, PA -
A clothes dryer fire at Rosemont Apartments, 199 Rosemont Drive,
Moon Township, forced the evacuation of several residents around 3 p.m. Thursday. Moon Fire Chief Charles
Belgie Jr. said no one was injured and residents were allowed to return to their apartments as soon as firefighters
aired out the building.
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Dryer Fire Causes Scare -
WZZM ABC News Channel 13 (2/12/2008) |
CROCKERY TOWNSHIP, MI -
A woman in Crockery Township got quite a scare this morning when her clothes
dryer caught on fire and spread to the rest of the house. The fire department was called to the home
around 9:00am. The woman reported a few moments later that she heard an explosion. The fire department
says these types of fires can be prevented by cleaning out the lint trap and dryer vent.
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House Fire Traced to Bad Dryer Venting -
By Barney Lerten - KTVZ NBC News Channel 21 (2/12/2008) |
BEND, OR -
Inadequate dryer venting sparked a laundry-room fire that
caused extensive heat and smoke damage throughout a La Pine-area home, officials said. The blaze
spread throughout the laundry room area and began to reach into the attic space above the laundry room of
the two-bedroom home, built in 1975 and valued at $285,000.
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A Dryer Is Blamed For a Nursing Home Fire -
WHIO TV Channel 7 News (2/12/2008) |
NEW LEBANON, OH -
Fire investigators said a clothes dryer caught
fire Tuesday morning at a nursing home frightening the residents. It happened
at the New Lebanon Harborside Health Care Center on Mills road. Crews quickly
brought the fire under control, and no evacuations were necessary. There are no
reports on the extent of the damage.
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Woman Taken to Hospital After Fire Destroys Home -
By Jaime Adame -- Wenatchee World (2/11/2008) |
LEAVENWORTH, WA -
A fire that began in a clothes dryer destroyed a single-wide
mobile home Sunday, said Capt. Bill Horner of Chelan County Fire District 3. A woman
in her 20s was taken by ambulance to be treated for smoke inhalation at Central Washington Hospital,
said Horner. He said he did not know her name, but that she was a resident of the home and
able to speak with firefighters at the scene. Horner said three-quarters of the home was fully
engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. It took about an hour to contain the fire, but the
home and all its contents were destroyed.
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Smoke detectors credited for saving 3 -
WWMT CBS News Channel 3 (2/11/2008) |
KALAMAZOO, MI -
A Kalamazoo family is safe thanks to working smoke detectors in their home. A woman and her
two children were able to get out of their home in time Saturday night after a fire started inside. Investigators
think a dryer is to blame. It took crews about 20 minutes
to get that fire under control.
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Dryer Blamed in Brothers 2 Fire -
By Jim Wright - Press & Sun Bulletin (2/7/2008) |
ENDWELL, NY -
A popular Endwell restaurant, Brothers 2, early Wednesday became the latest in a string of unrelated
fires in the Binghamton area in the past seven days. Fire investigators said
the origin of the fire was a gas dryer in the basement
below the kitchen of the restaurant. "The first firefighter into the basement said the flames appeared
to be in the area of the drum in the dryer, and the floor joists right above the dryer were burned off," said
Broome County Senior Fire Investigator Thomas Vroman. Firefighters were at the scene for nearly
six hours dealing with the fire, which was confined to the basement, said Endwell Fire Chief John
Ruck. The fire burned a hole in the kitchen floor, officials said.
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Dryer To Blame For Apartment Fire -
WPXI News (2/6/2008) |
EAST HUNTINGDON, PA -
Firefighters had to rescue one person at the New Stanton Commons on Sonny Lane in East Huntingdon
Township around 10 p.m. Tuesday. It's believed a faulty dryer may be to blame. A resident put
a load of laundry in to it. When the person came down a few hours later, the
dryer had caught on fire. The fire was contained to the laundry room, but smoke flooded the building.
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Dryer Vent Caused Overnight Fire -
By Megan V. Winslow - Vero Beach Press (2/6/2008) |
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL -
The Red Cross is providing aid to a local family of five after a flames damaged the attic and electrical
system of their home late Tuesday night. St. Lucie County Fire District officials believe
the fire started from a dryer vent at the home,
located in the 300 block of Southwest Tulip Boulevard. Officials arrived at the home about
11 p.m., according to the Fire District.
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Dryer Fire Displaces Four From Midtown Home -
Alexis Huicochea - Arizona Daily Star (2/5/2008) |
TUCSON, AZ -
Four people were displaced Tuesday evening after a fire broke out at their Midtown home, an official
said. No injuries were reported but the blaze did cause an estimated
$150,000 in damage. The fire has been ruled accidental
and is believed to have started in the dryer, said Capt. Norm
Carlton, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.
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Two Cats Die, Firefighter Injured in Early Morning Fire -
The Morning Journal (2/3/2008) |
LORAIN, OH -
An early morning fire at a Toledo Avenue home left two cats dead and a
firefighter injured, according to Lorain fire
officials. A neighbor called the fire department at 5:27 a.m. to report the house at 3624 Toledo Ave. was on
fire. The fire started in the back of the house on the first floor, and it appears it was
caused by an electrical dryer, Lorain Fire Capt. Jeff Fenn said. The
fire extended up the back of the house. Fenn estimated the damage to the
structure $30,000. The house is not liveable, he said.
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Fire Displaces 3 in Springfield -
The Republican (2/3/2008) |
SPRINGFIELD, MA -
A cellar fire in a 1½ story residence displaced a mother and her two young children
and caused approximately $5,000 to $10,000 in damage, a Fire Department spokesman said yesterday. Jeannine
Pouliot and her children were alerted by a carbon monoxide alarm and escaped the house without injury, said the spokesman,
who said the fire was caused by a clothes dryer. The three plan to live
temporarily with Pouliot's family in Springfield, he said.
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Home Destroyed in Sunday Afternoon Fire -
WAFF NBC News Channel 48 (2/3/2008) |
SOMERVILLE, AL -
Somerville Firefighters worked a house fire earlier that destroyed a house Sunday afternoon. The fire
happened on East Street just off of Center Springs Road in Morgan County. The house was engulfed
when firefighters arrived on scene. Investigators believe the
fire started in the dryer. An elderly woman who lives in the house had oxygen tanks inside,
which exploded from the fire and heat. Everyone made it out safely, though the
house is a total loss.
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Fire Rescue Woman Hailed as Hero -
By Natalie Walker - Wigan Today (1/30/2008) |
WIGAN, ENGLAND UK -
A 77-year-old woman was today hailed a hero by Wigan firefighters when she rescued a 101-year-old
from a fire. Margaret Sherwood was led to safety from her fume-filled home in Windermere
Street, Whelley, when a tumble dryer caught fire. Neighbours
saw smoke coming from the house and rang the fire service. Mrs Sherwood was taken to Wigan Infirmary
where she was treated for smoke inhalation. Neighbours were alerted when a young boy on his way to
school saw Margaret knocking on the window. He informed her neighbour Mary Wilkinson, who had a
key. Mary went into the house and helped Margaret, who lives alone, out.
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Fire Extinguished at MB Hotel -
By Kurt Knapek - Myrtle Beach Sun News (1/28/2008) |
MYRTLE BEACH, SC -
The Myrtle Beach Fire Department extinguished a dryer
fire on Monday at the Blue Bay Motel, according to Assistant Chief Dan Cimini. The fire
was reported at 2:20 p.m. and put out a few minutes later at the motel located on 1402 N. Ocean Blvd.,
Cimini said. The dryer was located in a laundry room on the first floor of the building. One
employee suffered minor injuries, but was was not expected to be transported to a hospital, Cimini said.
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Fire Destroys Crab Apple Lane Home -
The Daily News Journal (1/27/2008) |
MURFREESBORO, TN -
A house fire that apparently started in the laundry room destroyed a home at 5918 Crab Apple Lane Sunday
afternoon. “The dryer caught fire and the house was a total
loss, I’m told,” said Detective Sgt. Dan Goodwin of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department. The
home was the residence of Terry and Sheree McBurney who lived in the home with their three children. The
living room, kitchen, utility room and master bedroom were gutted, and the children’s bedrooms sustained water
and smoke damage.
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Dryer Catches Fire at Retirement Home -
Rochester Post-Bulletin (1/26/2008) |
ROCHESTER, MN -
Two or three people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the
basement of a retirement home this morning, Rochester Fire Marshall Vance Swisher said. The
fire started in a dryer at Beverly Health Care and
Rehab East, 501 Eighth Ave. S.E., Swisher said. The smoke spread through the lower level,
and residents there were temporarily moved. Staff members tried to fight the fire with a fire
extinguisher before firefighters arrived. Damage was
estimated at $10,000.
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Two People Treated for Smoke Inhalation -
Visalia Times-Delta (1/24/2008) |
VISALIA, CA -
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after a dryer
caught fire at an assisted living facility in southwest Visalia this morning. Visalia firemen
were called to the 3000 block of West Caldwell Avenue at about 6:17 a.m. Firefighters had to
force their way into a laundry room in the south wing of the facility, and found clothes smoldering in a
commercial dryer. Damage of about $2,600
was limited to the clothes in the dryer and the machine itself, according to a Visalia fire report.
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House fire on Crenshaw -
Visalia Times-Delta (1/24/2008) |
VISALIA, CA -
At 7:42 a.m., Visalia firefighters were called to a fire at 1030 S. Crenshaw St., damaging the house but
causing no injuries. Three teen-age boys were home when the fire started, said neighbor Terry
Seth and the boys' uncle, Malik Lee. Both said the fire started
in a dryer. The boys, whose mother was at work, smelled smoke and tracked it to the
dryer. One of the boys opened the dryer and flames leaped out. They were able to escape
without injury. By about 8:30 a.m., firefighters were mopping up from the fire. Charred
furniture stood in the driveway and it looked like the living room had burned.
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Family Homeless after Fire -
By Laura Stradiotto - The Sudbury Star (1/24/2008) |
SUDBURY, ONTARIO, CANADA -
Clothes and furniture destroyed in a house fire can be replaced, but pictures of a mother's four children
are priceless. "I'm having a real hard time with that - losing their baby pictures. All the other
stuff is just material stuff," said Rachelle Brown. Brown and her four children - Victoria, 12,
Matthew, 10, Lauren, 9 and Emma, 7 - were left homeless
after a fire that originated in a dryer consumed her house.
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House Fire Sparked by Dryer -
By Mark Arner - San Diego Union Tribune (1/23/2008) |
NATIONAL CITY, CA -
The fire at the home on Third Street, near J Avenue, was sparked
by a malfunctioning dryer in the garage, said investigators from the National City Fire Department. It
caused $35,000 damage: $30,000 to the garage and $5,000 to
its contents, said a spokesman for the Heartland Fire dispatching service. The fire was reported about
11:15 a.m. Sixteen firefighters responded minutes later from National City and San Diego, with three engines
and a truck, and brought the blaze under control in seven minutes. No one was injured.
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House Fire Kills Six Cats -
By Susan Younger - The County Press (1/23/2008) |
LAPEER, MI -
Three long-time Dryden Township family members are displaced following an early morning
dryer fire that killed six of their pet cats. "The
homeowner called it in to 9-1-1," said Dryden Township Fire Chief Ray Evans. "She was drying
clothes and her dryer started to smoke. It spread quickly." "We contained the fire to the
kitchen and the laundry room," Evans said. "The rest of the home had smoke and water
damage." The family was able to save their two pet dogs, but six pet cats were lost in the
fire.
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Mother and Son Die in Fire at Home -
By Paul Nelson - Albany Times Union (1/21/2008) |
STUYVESANT , NY -
A woman and her baseball-loving 11-year-old son died Sunday as they tried to extinguish a
fire that started in a clothes dryer, authorities said. The fire did little damage to Malea
Gravlin's home, but authorities believe the smoke was enough to kill the two. Stuyvesant
Fire Chief Steve Montie said the fire started sometime between 3:30 and 4 p.m. in Malea Gravlin's
one-story, wood-frame home. Officials say it appears
a dryer in the house caught fire and the two were
overcome by smoke as they tried to put out the flames.
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Morning Dryer Fire at Beacon Hills Unit -
Courier News (1/19/2008) |
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -
A dryer fire Friday in a condominium unit at
Beacon Hill forced residents in surrounding units to be evacuated for awhile. Police and
fire received the call of a fire at 9:09 a.m., said Bridgewater police Lt. Jill Delin. The fire
was located on the second floor of the two- and three-bedroom townhouse units. Delin
said Bunag was taken to Somerset Medical Center for treatment of smoke
inhalation.
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Woman Injured in North Codorus Fire -
The Evening Sun (1/18/2008) |
HANOVER, PA -
An elderly North Codorus township resident was treated for smoke inhalation Thursday night, after her
trailer home caught fire. At 8:33 p.m., North Codorus Township Fire Co. and the Southwestern
Regional Police received a report of smoke odor coming from the home of Elizabeth Stermer, 80, of 129
Rustique Drive. When they arrived at the home, the rear of the structure was in flames, and
eventually the entire structure sustained fire and smoke
damage. It is believed the fire started in a clothes dryer vent. Stermer escaped
from her home and was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. A neighbor who heard the
fire reported over a scanner and came to Stermer's aid was also treated for smoke inhalation.
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Tot Saves Family from Fire -
By Miles Godfrey - The Argus (1/18/2008) |
BRIGHTON, UK -
A six year-old boy saved his family from serious injury after a blaze at their home. The lad woke up
in the middle of the night just as a tumble dryer burst into
flames. When his parents were woken by the child they smelt the smoke and quickly
evacuated the two storey property. Just as they got out just after midnight today as the dryer
was engulfed in flames. Two crews from the town's Blue Watch were needed to put it out.
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Blaze Displaces Care Center Residents -
Asbury Park Press (1/17/2008) |
HOWELL, NJ -
A dryer fire at the Meridian Pinewood assisted living
facility temporarily displaced about 30 residents for
roughly two hours at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
because of smoke. Sgt. Scott Wall said the residents did not actually leave the building but were
taken to an adjoining portion of the structure not affected by the smoke. A large number of
emergency workers from Howell and surrounding communities responded to be available to evacuate
anyone who needed to get to another location.
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School Evacuated after Fire in Clothes Dryer -
KGAN Channel 2 CBS News (1/14/2008) |
SIOUX CITY, IA -
A TUMBLE dryer is thought to be the cause of
a garage fire at a home in London Colney yesterday evening. The family of four in Kings Road
were alerted to the fire by neighbours who spotted smoke billowing out the windows. Two
crews from St Albans fire station were able to stop the fire spreading to the house, but it had already
caused severe damage to the garage. No-one
was hurt in the blaze, which took fire firefighters around an hour to put out.
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Family Escape House Fire -
St. Albans & Harpenden Review (1/14/2008) |
ST. ALBANS, ENGLAND, UK -
A TUMBLE dryer is thought to be the cause of
a garage fire at a home in London Colney yesterday evening. The family of four in Kings Road
were alerted to the fire by neighbours who spotted smoke billowing out the windows. Two
crews from St Albans fire station were able to stop the fire spreading to the house, but it had already
caused severe damage to the garage. No-one
was hurt in the blaze, which took fire firefighters around an hour to put out.
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Home Destroyed by Fire -
Savannah Morning News (1/10/2008) |
GUYTON, GA -
The home of Don and Sandra Lowery on Shearouse Road was destroyed in a fire last
week. Effingham County Fire and Rescue Chief Val Ashcraft said firefighters
arrived shortly after 2 p.m. Jan. 2. Ashcraft said the
fire began in the dryer and spread to the roof. "I wouldn't say it burned to the
ground, but with the amount of damage that was sustained to the home, it's not repairable,"
Ashcraft said. According to reports, the
home was not insured and was a total loss.
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Clothes Dryer Lint Causes Apartment Fire -
By Theo Travers - WREG-TV CBS Memphis (1/9/2008) |
MEMPHIS, TN -
The fire began shortly after 4:00 Wednesday morning. Firefighters quickly put out the flames and
came to the same conclusion the tenant did: that a clothes dryer
sparked the fire. Only one apartment unit was damaged by fire, but three apartments
nearby were also evacuated. Those apartments nearby also suffered minor smoke and water
damage. The leasing managers plan to relocate those displaced to other apartments on the
property.
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Fire Destroys Mobile Home -
By Lori Monsewicz - Canton Repository (1/9/2008) |
CANTON, OH -
A township couple lost their home to fire Saturday afternoon when
their clothes dryer ignited. Lynn Halsey, who is due to give birth in July, said she was at
work and her boyfriend, Mike Brady, and his aunt, Chris Brady, were at home when the 2 p.m. fire broke
out at their singlewide mobile home. East Sparta Fire Chief Arnold Adams said the laundry room and
contents were destroyed and the remainder of the mobile home sustained heavy smoke damage.
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Kitchen Fire Caused by Tumble Dryer -
By Paul Marsden - Blackpool Gazette (1/7/2008) |
BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND UK -
Firefighters were called to a Blackpool home when a tumble dryer
caught fire. Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus went to the home on Huntley Avenue just
after 2pm on Saturday. The blaze started in the kitchen but fire fighters managed to contain it before it
spread. No one was hurt and the damage was contained to the dryer and work surfaces.
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House Fire Displaces Family -
By Chelsea Michels - Pocono Record (1/6/2008) |
ASBURY PARK , NJ -
A house fire on Asbury Avenue displaced five residents and closed a road for several hours Saturday afternoon,
officials said. A fire in a laundry dryer at 1328 Asbury Ave.
was reported around 2:30 p.m., according to Asbury Park Fire Inspector Garrett M. Giberson. The blaze, which
was mainly in the rear of the house in the laundry room and kitchen, emitted heavy smoke and had started to extend
to the second-floor area, he said. Giberson said that the fire is being considered accidental, and it originated
in the dryer, where the tenant was doing laundry and noticed that clothes were on fire. The
fire displaced an adult and four children, and the house will remain
uninhabitable for a long time, Giberson said.
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Family Displaced by Fire -
Pocono Record (1/5/2008) |
GOULDSBORO, PA -
A Friday night fire destroyed a mobile home in Pocono Mobile
Manor off Route 435. No one was injured in the 6:10 p.m. fire, which started
in a dryer, according to reports. Chris and Jennifer Martinez and their four children, ages 8, 5, 4 and two
weeks, were displaced. The family was home at the time and managed to escape with the clothes on their backs,
losing all else in the fire, said Anthony Crawn of East Stroudsburg, father of Jennifer Martinez.
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Clothes Dryer Blamed for House Fire -
The Times of Trenton (1/4/2008) |
HAMILTON, NJ -
A blaze that began in the basement destroyed a house on Pintinalli Drive last night, leaving a longtime newspaper
reporter and his family homeless, fire and police officials said. Officials said it appeared to have
originated in the clothes dryer. Officials said a member
of the O'Gorman family, going into the basement to do laundry, spotted flames coming from the dryer and called 911
about 5:50 p.m. Thick smoke was billowing from the one-story home and flames were leaping from the
basement windows when the first firefighters arrived, officials said. Officials said the
fire and smoke damage sustained to the home had rendered it
uninhabitable.
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Dryer Sparks Small Fire in Ramona -
North County Times (1/2/2008) |
RAMONA, CA -
A dryer fire, possibly caused by built-up lint, caused about $2,500 of
damage to a single-family house Wednesday night, fire Capt. Don Davis said. Five fire engines
responded to the fire in the 300 block of North Hunter Drive at about 6:35 p.m., Davis said. The fire,
mostly confined to the home's laundry room, was under control by the time firefighters arrived after the
homeowner doused it with a garden hose, he said. No one was injured in the fire, and the family
was allowed to stay in the house. The cause is under investigation, but Davis said it may have been
started by lint that ignited in the vent hose.
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Mobile Home Destroyed by Fire -
KKTV CBS 11 News (1/2/2008) |
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -
A Colorado Springs family is homeless after a dryer fire destroys their
trailer. The fire erupted in the home in the Lamplighter Mobile Home Park at 3280 S. Academy
around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. Everyone inside the house was able to get out safely, but
the home is a total loss. The Colorado Springs Fire
Department is still investigating, but they say the fire may have been sparked by a faulty clothes dryer.
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