Recent Dryer Fire Stories Summarized
You only have to watch the news to truly understand the importance of dryer safety. The recent article summaries below are gathered from across the nation as information updates on the urgency of this problem.
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SUMMERHILL, NY -
A mobile home in Summerhill was destroyed by a fire Tuesday evening. The Homer Fire Department was called to Route 90 at 5:48 p.m.
after reports of a dryer fire, said Homer Fire Chief Mahlon Irish. When firefighters
arrived, the mobile home was fully engulfed in the fire but its two occupants had escaped safely, Irish said. The fire was under
control by 6:18 p.m., but the structure was a "total loss," Irish said.
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EYOTA, MN -
The quick reporting of a fire that started in a clothes dryer in an Eyota apartment
complex Sunday afternoon probably saved the complex from much worse damage, said Eyota Fire Chief Jeremy Newton. He said the
complex at 11 Madison Ave. N.W. has six to eight units with a laundry room that is accessed from the outside. Someone smelled
smoke about 2 p.m., looked in, saw the fire, called 911 and closed the door, he said. The fire department put out the fire
and helped get smoke out of the building, he said. Had the person who found the fire not checked, the fire could have been
much worse because there was no smoke detector there, Newton said.
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WESTFIELD, MA -
A basement fire has forced a dozen people from their Westfield home. Westfield fire officials say that the call came in for around 3:15 p.m.
for a fire. They say that the fire started in a dryer in the basement. Twelve people
were displaced by the fire and they are being helped by the Red Cross. Two residents were transported to Noble Hospital. Their
injuries were not known.
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Clothes Dryer Blamed for Blaze -
By Amy Calder - The Portland Press Herald (1/24/2012) |
WATERVILLE, ME -
Four adults and three children are alive because smoke detectors in their building alerted them early Monday to escape a fire that left
them homeless. The fire appears to have started in the first-floor laundry room of the two-story, two-apartment building, said fire
Lt. John Gromek, who called it "an accidental fire." About 40 firefighters from Waterville and Winslow battled the fire
in frigid temperatures. Gromek said the fire started in a clothes dryer. Fire
Chief David LaFountain said the insurance company will decide if the house is a total loss. "From what I've seen, I can't imagine
a lot being salvaged," he said.
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Dryer Sparks House Fire -
CBS Channel 13 News (1/23/2012) |
SACRAMENTO, CA -
Three children were able to flee a burning home in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood on Monday night. The blaze broke out inside the garage
of a house on Mascot Avenue and spread to the roof. A clothes dryer began smoking and burst
into flames. No one was injured and fire crews were able to keep the flames from spreading to nearby homes.
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NORMAL, IL -
Firefighters raced to Sackville Road early last Thursday evening after an unattended tumble-dryer in a basement
caught alight and began pouring smoke. Crews from Bexhill fire station were quickly on the scene and were joined soon afterwards by a
turntable unit from Hastings, automatically mobilised because of the height of buildings in Sackville Road. After firefighters wearing breathing
apparatus put out the fire, crews remained on scene for the best part of two hours to ventilate the building, part of which was smoke-logged and which
has flats above, and to check that no further hazards remained.
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RICHMOND, MN -
A dryer fire caused damage to a Richmond home. A fire was reported at 1:32 p.m. in Luxemburg
Township. [The homeowner] said the fire started in the clothes dryer. She tried to put it out herself with a fire extinguisher but was
unsuccessful. The Chain of Lakes Fire Department, Cold Spring Fire Department and Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene.
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ROCKFORD, IL -
A dryer fire left a family of four homeless early Thursday morning and two firefighters were injured in
the process of extinguishing the blaze. Blackhawk firefighters arrived at the one-story house in the 3000 block of Jean Street to find smoke
coming out of the front door and flames showing on the back side of the house near the dryer vent. Firefighters from Blackhawk, New Milford,
West Suburban and Stillman Valley battled the fire and the elements for nearly eight hours but were unable to save the house. The fire
originated in a dryer in the basement. The home was deemed a total loss.
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BEXHILL, UK -
Firefighters raced to Sackville Road early last Thursday evening after an unattended tumble-dryer in a basement
caught alight and began pouring smoke. Crews from Bexhill fire station were quickly on the scene and were joined soon afterwards by a
turntable unit from Hastings, automatically mobilised because of the height of buildings in Sackville Road. After firefighters wearing breathing
apparatus put out the fire, crews remained on scene for the best part of two hours to ventilate the building, part of which was smoke-logged and which
has flats above, and to check that no further hazards remained.
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Apartment Fire Triggered by Clogged Dryer Vent Leaves Residents Homeless -
Bangor Daily News (1/17/2012) |
BATH, ME -
A dryer vent clogged with lint triggered a fire Monday night that has left the occupants of three apartments
in Bath without a home. Bath Fire Chief Steve Hinds said one of the occupants, who called 911 before evacuating his neighbors from the building, "did
everything right" and likely minimized the damage to more apartments and possibly prevented injuries. The man's apartment was gutted by
flames. There was also heavy damage to the adjoining apartments, particularly on the second story and attic spaces. It took a few hours to
stop the fire and Hinds said the last firefighters didn't leave the scene until after 6 a.m.
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SULLIVAN, IN -
A fire started in a Sullivan house on Thursday. The fire began at the family's dryer. Because
of that fire, the family has lost nearly
everything. However, the family is thankful for what they have and for their safety. They did lose a family pet, but no one else was
home at the time of the fire. They're also thankful for their friends, who have been by their side, helping them get back to normal.
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PUEBLO, CO -
Fire believed to have started with lint in a dryer exhaust system caused an estimated $50,000 damage Friday
to a Pueblo West home. Pueblo West Fire Chief Brian Caserta said the residents called the fire department after noticing smoke rising from heater
vents in the floor. Within minutes, smoke "was billowing from all of the vents," Caserta said. By the time firefighters arrived from a
station just up the street, "there was active fire coming through the floor in the laundry room," he said. Closer inspection revealed fire
throughout the home's crawl space, where the dryer vent is believed to have caught fire. Caserta said the heaviest damage was to floor joists in the
crawl space and interior flooring in the laundry room.
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Dryer Fire Causes $70,000 in Damage -
By Stacey Barchenger - Statesman Journal (1/12/2012) |
ALBANY, OR -
A dryer fire damaged an Albany home Thursday morning. The fire was reported about
11:15 a.m. at a home in the 2800 block of SE Moraga Street. Albany fire officials said 19 fire personnel arrived and found smoke
coming from the home. The home, valued at $170,000, sustained about $70,000 damage to the building. Fire officials said
smoke damage was extensive and contributed to loss of contents about $50,000.
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BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI -
Two people were displaced Tuesday evening after their dryer caught fire in their Eaton
County home. At 5:44 p.m., the Springport-Clarence Regional Fire Department was dispatched to the home in Brookfield
Township. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke and flames were showing, Chief Charles Cox said. The two people in
the home were able to escape, Cox said. "It's a very expensive loss," he said.
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AUBURN, GA -
An Auburn resident was injured Tuesday, Jan. 10, trying to extinguish a home fire caused by a lint buildup in a
clothes dryer. Communication officers with Barrow County Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting a fire. Firefighters
responded to the scene and found heavy smoke showing from the home. "Firefighters found moderate fire in the back door of the home,"
Battalion Chief Mike Stoops said in a news release. "They made an aggressive interior attack and extinguished the fire quickly. Firefighters
were also able to save two puppies from the fire." A resident suffered injuries trying to put out the fire.
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Fire Nearly Destroys Three-story Home -
By Carl Rotenberg - The Times Herald (1/9/2012) |
LOWER PROVIDENCE, PA -
An early evening fire that started in a clothes dryer nearly destroyed a three-story home on Windsor Drive Monday
night. The homeowner saw smoke coming from the rear of the dryer and attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, DeFrangesco said.
The Lower Providence, Collegeville, Jefferson and Norristown fire companies responded to the fire along with Lower Providence Ambulance and Plymouth Ambulance.
Firefighters used a tall aerial ladder to pour water onto the roof and another ladder truck to put out a fire on the roof of the home.
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SHERMAN, TX -
Twenty residents are having to find a new place to call home Monday. It was what some called a nightmare early this morning as a Sherman apartment
went up in flames. The cause of the fire is believed to be from a clogged dryer vent, the fire was
so large that the Sherman Fire Department called in aid from four other cities to get it under control. The building was a total loss. Twenty
people lived in the building that burned, most lost everything they owned.
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GLOUCESTER, MA -
An overnight fire has driven a Magnolia Avenue family from its home, but Gloucester firefighters responding from West Gloucester station were able to
confine the flames to a laundry room in the home. According to a report from Deputy Fire Chief Steve Aiello, the
fire started in a dryer in the laundry room on the first floor. The house sustained extensive smoke damage, said Aiello, estimated at about
$10,000. One responding firefighter reported a minor knee injury, Aiello said.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, NY -
A blaze caused by a dryer sent 60 firefighters scrambling Lafayette Ave. in Bed-Stuy on
Sunday afternoon. According to the New York Fire Department, fire and heavy smoke was reported at 3:09 p.m. The fire was put
out at 3:22 p.m., according to the FDNY. 12 fire units responded to the scene.
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Dryer Vent Blamed for Fire -
By Jessica Lawrenson - Times Union (1/6/2012) |
COHOES, NY -
A Friday afternoon fire was caused by a dryer vent, Mayor John
McDonald said. McDonald said fire crews noticed the dryer vent was behind the fire after extensive damage was caused to the second floor,
and water and smoke damaged the floors above and below. No one was hurt in the blaze, and Fire Chief Joseph Fahd said authorities do not
believe anyone was home when the fire started. The city fire department was aided by firefighters from Green Island, Watervliet and
Troy. National Grid workers cut power to the building.
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BARKHAMSTED, CT -
The fire at the Solo Pizza restaurant at Mallory Brook Plaza Monday night was caused by a dryer, according to Pleasant Valley Assistant Fire Chief James
Shanley. Shanley said the dryer ignited some lint which then caused the aprons and towels in the dryer
to catch fire. An employee then removed the items and put them on the floor. The employee, who Shanley did not identify, was taken to Charlotte
Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, for burns to his hands.
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LA CROSSE, WI -
A clothes dryer is to blame for a basement fire on La Crosse's South side. The La Crosse Fire
Department says they arrived at the duplex to find a large amount of smoke coming from the dryer. They were able to quickly extinguish the
fire. Police say everyone made it out of the apartment, although a 3-year-old child was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
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JANESVILLE, WI -
A dryer fire in Janesville caused about $50,000 in damages Tuesday afternoon. The
Janesville Fire Department says when it arrived at about 3:10 p.m., black smoke was coming from the home. Callers say a man ran
into the home and they did not see him come out. But once firefighters arrived, the man ran outside coughing. He was the
only one in the home. Firefighters had to knock out windows to let heat and smoke out before they were able to extinguish the
fire. Homeowners say they thought they put out a dryer fire at about 2:30 p.m.
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ORLANDO, FL -
Lint inside a clothes dryer caused a fire at an Orlando apartment complex early Wednesday
morning, Orange County firefighters said. Clothes inside the dryer caught fire, causing smoke to fill the second floor apartment,
firefighters said. Five apartments on Rock Harbor Avenue were evacuated as a precaution. Firefighters removed window screens
and opened windows to vent the smoke.
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WESTBORO,MA -
A dryer fire in a lower-level laundry room about 2 this morning drew a number of firefighters and caused the
evacuation of the first two floors of the eight floors of Fountainhead Apartments, 293 Turnpike Road. Fire Capt. Bob Rand said the sprinklers in the
building put out the fire in the dryer, but generated a lot of smoke and steam.
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Structure Fire Began from Dryer -
By Katrina Rossos - Manalapan Patch (12/20/2011) |
MANALAPAN, NJ -
Manalapan Police have confirmed that the fire originally began as a dryer fire. According to police, a resident
of the home called at 11:17 a.m. to report a dryer fire. At 11:21 a.m. the resident called the police back to inform them that the fire had spread and turned
into a working structure fire. Fire units and patrols responded, but the whole house was eventually effected by the fire. Englishtown Fire Department
Chief Pete Hall said that he was one of the first on the scene and quickly responded to the fire with one engine and a utility. Heavy smoke was seen billowing
from the home as the trucks arrived which usually indicates that the fire is well underway, according to Hall, who confirmed that the flames originated from
the laundry room.
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Lint Accumulation Suspected Cause of Dryer Fire -
Inside Halton (12/19/2011) |
BURLINGTON, ON, CANADA -
A clothes dryer was destroyed in a fire late last week. The Burlington Fire Department said that around 11:25 a.m. on Friday (Dec. 16)
a resident in the Millcroft community reported smoke coming from their dryer. The blaze destroyed the dryer, caused damage to the laundry
room and filled the home with smoke. The damage estimate is $10,000. Fire officials say multiple 90-degree bends in the venting system caused an accumulation
of lint in the dryer's piping resulting in poor air flow, which caused the dryer to overheat and ignite lint in the bottom of the
dryer.
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GRIMETHORPE, UK -
A COUPLE had to flee their home last night when fire broke out in their kitchen. The fire, that started from a tumble
dryer, was discovered around 7.15pm at Dewfield Close, Grimethorpe. Fire crews from Cudworth and Royston stations attended the blaze in a semi-detached
home after the occupants had got out safely. They left the scene at 8.50pm.
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THOUSAND OAKS, CA -
A Thousand Oaks preschool was evacuated Thursday morning because of a fire in a clothes dryer, the Ventura County
Fire Department reported.&nbs The fire was reported shortly after 11 a.m. at the school, in the 200 block of Erbes Road. No injuries were reported.
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Unattended Dryer Starts Fire -
By Nate Morabito - TriCities.com (12/15/2011) |
JOHNSON CITY, TN -
Firefighters believe an unattended dryer sparked a fire that damaged a Johnson City
home.&nbs Crews responded to the house on Hamilton St. just before three-thirty this afternoon. Firefighters say it appears
no one was home at the time of the fire. Crews say their investigation has revealed the flames started around the
laundry room, specifically the dryer.
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FRESNO, CA -
Five people, including two kids, are looking for a place to stay and mourning the death of their pets after a fire ripped through
their home. It happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday near Chestnut and Church in Southeast Fresno. Investigators believe
lint buildup in a clothes dryer sparked the fire, which quickly spread to the rest
of the home. Two dogs and several cats died in the fire. Damage is estimated at $80,000.
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Family Loses Everything in Fire -
By Chandra Lye - CTV News (12/10/2011) |
EDMONTON, CANADA -
A dryer fire that ignited in the home home of Donnie Schultz and Lacey Crabbe destroyed all of the family's
possessions. The couple has five children all of which were able to escape the home. "They were still in their diapers and didn't
have enough clothes," Schultz told CTV News. "Ten more seconds and they probably wouldn't have made it out."
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WALNUT HILLS, OH -
A woman in her 60's is forced to jump from a second story window to safety after flames consume her Walnut Hills home. The fire started
Wednesday in a carriage house. The woman who lives in the house told firefighters she heard strange noises coming from the dryer, so
she unplugged it. A short time later the house was fully engulfed in flames. Thanks to two students, she managed to come down
ten feet to safety. One of the neighbors braced her fall while the other kept her from hitting the ground. The woman who lived
in the home is okay, but her house is destroyed. Investigators do believe the fire started in her
dryer.
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ORLANDO, FL -
Two parents and their two young children had to make a run for it when their dryer sparked a
fire inside their Orange County apartment. The man who lives there told WFTV his wife was doing laundry when the fire
started. The woman had some minor burns on her foot. The couple was able to grab their two children and get out. Their
apartment was heavily damaged. Two nearby units also had some water damage.
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GRAND JUNCTION, CO -
The cause has been released for a fire that ripped through a home Friday morning. Friday's fire at Serenade Court left the family homeless
and killed one cat. It has been ruled accidental. The fire was determined to have originated in the dryer vent. Officials say
the fire started in lint in the back of the dryer and then traveled inside the vent pipe where
the fire then vented outside under a step. The fire then ignited flammable items, spread to the exterior and the attic space.
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MURFREESBORO, TN -
A Leanna area home was destroyed today when a clothes dryer sparked a fire in the residence, according to Rutherford County
Fire Chief Larry Farley. The home caught fire around 10:30 a.m. when one of its residents put loads of clothes in the washer and dryer and went outside, Farley
reported. "More than likely, what happened is the dryer overheated and caught the room on fire," Farley said, noting it started in the laundry
room. He warned residents to check the lint filter in their clothes dryer each time they use it to make sure the line doesn't get clogged. Rutherford
County Fire/Rescue received a call about smoke at the residence around 10:30 a.m., but by the time units arrived flames were already visible through the roof,
Farley said. Firefighters from Rutherford County, Walter Hill and Almaville volunteer departments responded, along with Special Operations and Emergency
Medical Services, and put out the fire within 15 minutes. But the home sustained severe damage and is likely lost, Farley said.
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QUAIL CREEK, TX -
A clothes dryer caught fire, sending smoke into a home in the Quail Creek subdivision. The family of five was
in the house and noticed the lights were flickering, so they decided to check it out. They went to the utility room and found it full of smoke, said Terry
Burkhart, the family's mother. The family left the house and called the fire department. The dryer was removed from the house and the fire was
extinguished by the Quail Creek Volunteer Fire Department, the Raisin Volunteer Fire Department and the Victoria Fire Department. There was smoke damage
throughout the house, said Quail Creek Volunteer Fire Chief Ron Kramer.
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PALO ALTO, CA -
Palo Alto firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out in a dryer at a Moreno Avenue home
Friday afternoon. Firefighters found smoke billowing from the front door of a home, according to the fire department. After employees
with the city's utilities department shut off the natural gas and electricity, firefighters entered the home and extinguished a fire in the
dryer. While the blaze was contained to the dryer, there was smoke damage throughout the home, according to the fire department. A
preliminary investigation determined that the fire originated in the area below the lint trap.
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Clogged Hose Leads to Dryer Fire -
By Aaron Martin - Elm Grove Now (11/14/2011) |
BROOKFIELD, WI -
City of Brookfield firefighters responded to a report of a building on fire in the 18200 block of Beverly Hills Drive. Firefighters arrived to
find that the homeowner had used a dry chemical fire extinguisher to suppress a fire inside a clothes dryer
prior to arrival, according to a report. Lint had clogged the vent hose.
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WELLINGTON, KS -
A late night fire in Wellington causes damage to a home on F street. The home endured $6,000 worth of loss due to
the fire that was started by a clothes dryer. "Firefighters entered the front door to complete a search for occupants and to extinguish the fire," said Chief, Tim Hay. "Fire damage was confined to the dryer area of the house, and there was smoke damage throughout the home."
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Dryer Fire Displaces Family of Four -
By Kiersten Throndsen - Federal Way News (11/11/2011) |
FEDERAL WAY, WA -
Flames tore through a home along the 28200 block of South 15th Ave. earlier this morning. Heavy smoke could be seen shooting from the front
door. Firefighters say a mother and her two kids, both under 5-years-old, were home at the time. The woman got her children and dog out
of the house as the fire quickly spread. Firefighters say the fire started in the dryer. The
damage is estimated around $300,000.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL -
A house fire in north Huntsville left a family out in the cold. Lafayette Moore Jr. says he was visiting his mother when he saw smoke and
flames coming from the back of the house near the washroom. When fire fighters arrived, they say the flames were going through the roof and
coming out of the front door and the windows. It took several Huntsville fire units to get the blaze under control. Investigators believe
that the dryer caught on fire. They say lint is one of the leading causes for your dryer to
catch fire, especially if it builds up. Cleaning your dryer duct on a regular basis will help prevent accidents.
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Clothes Dryer Fire Causes Damage -
Iowa City Press Citizen (11/2/2011) |
IOWA CITY, IA -
The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a clothes dryer on fire at a condo building at 511 Westwinds
Drive. The fire department responded with three engines, a ladder truck and a battalion chief. Fire crews found a fire concealed in the wall
and floor near the laundry room and brought the fire under control within 30 minutes. Crews were on the scene for just over two hours. The
damage to the structure and its contents is estimated at $16,000.00.
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Dryer Lint to Blame for Fire -
By Michael Naughton - Metro Boston (10/31/2011) |
BOSTON, MA -
Dozens of people were displaced from their homes yesterday because of a clothes dryer that sparked a fast-moving 5-alarm fire in
Mission Hill. "A build up of lint" in a dryer led to the blaze, the fire department
said. One woman was taken to a hospital for some inhalation and firefighters had to kick in a door and rescue a woman trapped inside
after the fire broke out about 12:45 a.m. Sunday. It took about 130 firefighters hours to put out the blaze. They smashed windows
in neighboring buildings to try to put out the fire from various sides. Sixty people were initially displaced from homes on nearby
Wait Street because water run off spilled in to those buildings. Fire officials estimated the damage from the fire at $1.2 million.
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INVERCARGILL, NEW ZEALAND -
A clothes dryer appears to have caused the fire that destroyed a south Invercargill property. Four engines, from the Invercargill and Kingswell stations, and
police attended the incident. Fire Service Invercargill senior station officer Gordon Rodgers said the house had been seriously damaged by the blaze. "Pretty much the whole property was affected by water and smoke damage, and there was extensive fire damage to about 50 per cent of it as well," he said. Fire investigation officers had looked
around the property and had found the fire was caused by a clothes dryer at the back of the garage, one of three flats up
the shared driveway, Mr Rodgers said. The fire had then spread throughout the remainder of the home, he said.
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MCDONALD, TN -
A fire has left a Bradley County family homeless. Adam and Pamela Childs' Parks Road home went up in flames Wednesday night, destroying everything but
the clothes on their backs. Bradley County Fire officials say the fire will likely be ruled an accident. By the time firefighters arrived, the
2,000 square foot home was fully engulfed in flames, forcing them to work late into the night to get the fire under control. Firefighters estimate
the dollar loss around $170,000. Investigators say the blaze started in the dryer, which was left
running while the family went out for dinner.
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KINGSTON, NH -
A fire in a dryer vent sparked a fire that damaged a three-season porch Thursday morning, fire officials
said. The fire began just before 8 a.m. underneath the porch. Homeowner Charlene Pigulski said she discovered the fire when she went into
the laundry room to get her clothes as she was preparing for work. She said she opened the dryer to get her clothes, shut the door, and then noticed
flames shooting out from the area of the dryer vent. We had fire coming out above the roof line and a lot of smoke," said Plaistow Fire Chief John
McArdle, who was among the first at the scene. McArdle said the fire appeared to have started in the dryer vent.
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MALVERNE, NY -
A dryer fire sent Malverne police and firefighters racing to a home on Ocean Avenue Friday afternoon across from
Malverne High School. They arrived at the scene around noon to find heavy smoke coming from the laundry room the firefighters, led by Assistant Chief
Scott Rung, quickly extinguished the blaze. No one was seriously injured but one man who was home at the time of the incident was sent to the hospital
to be treated for smoke inhalation. One of the southbound lanes of Ocean Avenue was temporarily closed as Malverne F.D. Police directed traffic around the engines.
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DAVENPORT,IA -
The family displaced by a fire in their apartment in Davenport stand on the sidewalk as Davenport firefighters secure the scene on Thursday. Firefighters
were called to the building around 11:15 a.m. and had the fire out within minutes, Fire District Chief Rick Flynn said at the scene. The family attempted
to put out the fire burning in the clothes dryer with a fire extinguisher, District Chief Flynn said. When
they were unsuccessful, they left the building. The rest of the building, which contained many apartments, was also evacuated.
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PITTSBURG, TX -
At 10 a.m., Glen Butler called a fire in to the Pittsburg Volunteer Fire Department at Moreland St., across from Emmanuel Baptist Church. Kyle Williams, who spotted
the fire, went to Mr. Butler and got him to call it in. Firefighters say a dryer caused the fire, destroying the utility
room and causing a lot of smoke damage to the house.
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Fire Breaks Out at Upper West Side High-Rise -
By Patrick Hedlund - DNA Info News (10/10/2011) |
New York, NY -
A fire broke out at a residential high-rise on West End Avenue Monday morning, authorities said. The blaze started inside a
clothes dryer on the ninth floor of 924 West End Ave., at 105th Street, FDNY sources said. Residents of the 12-story building
reported smelling smoke in the hallways, but no one was injured in the incident, the fire department said. A firefighter at
the scene said the fire started due to excess lint in the dryer.
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MONTGOMERY, AL -
Montgomery firefighters extinguished a fire Wednesday morning that damaged a house in north Montgomery. The Montgomery Fire Department received the
call at 9:07 a.m. about a house on fire. Units arrived on the scene at 9:12 and had the fire under control by 9:23 a.m. Fire investigators
determined the blaze was accidental and was caused by a buildup of lint in the dryer, said Chief Harold
Bellinger, a spokesman for the Fire Department. The house was occupied when the fire started, but everyone escaped safely and there were no injuries
to residents or firefighters, Bellinger said. There was heavy damage to the laundry room and moderate damage to the structure, Bellinger said.
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BENNINGTON, NE -
A Bennington family lost everything after their dryer caught fire Thursday afternoon. In a matter of minutes,
their home was filled with black soot. Sean Vorel said he was working outside when he saw the flames. He ran inside to find the dryer engulfed. Vorel
got his wife and three children out of the house, and then he said he tried to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher. When his attempts to put out the fire
failed, he called for help. “By the time the fire department got here, there was smoke rolling out the windows,” Vorel said. Without renter's insurance, they'll have to pay out of pocket for repairs.
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DOVER, OH -
Fire Capt. Mike Mossor said the fire, reported at 12:43 p.m. by a neighbor, originated in a clothes dryer that
was operating at the time. Mossor said no one was home, adding that firefighters found fire in the basement and “a lot of smoke coming out of the
house.” He noted that the fire burned a lot of items in the laundry room area, such as clothing, and caused major smoke damage throughout the
house. Firefighters were assisted at the scene by the New Philadelphia Fire Department and Smith Ambulance Service.
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MADISONVILLE, KY -
Caretenders Home Health of Madisonville, Hancock Bank, and iSurf News are currently collecting both items and monetary donations for Manitou area
resident Jennifer Patterson and her family. As friends and supporters explain, Patterson lost her entire home and belongings to a fire that
began around 2:30-3am this morning, September 29th. The fire began within the household's dryer and
spread outward. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained. Fire departments responding to the scene included the Nebo, Dixon, and Hanson
Volunteer Fire Departments.
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PALMYRA, TN -
A house was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Palmyra Fire Chief Mike Donaghey said fire
started in a dryer vent and went on to consume the 1,600-square-foot home. Palmyra firefighters, with the help of other county
volunteer fire departments, battled the blaze. “The fire had a big head start and (the house was) was totally engulfed before we
received the call,” Donaghey said. He said no one was injured, but that one dog was killed in the blaze.
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PETALUMA, CA -
A fire damaged a garage in Petaluma Sunday, but was prevented from entering the home, authorities said. The fire at Prince Albert Way was
reported at about 9 a.m.. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from a garage filled with items being stored there, the Petaluma
Fire Department reported. Firefighters removed the outer garage doors to attack the flames and were able to limit damage to the garage's
contents and a laundry area, the fire department said in a statement. The cause was believed to
stem from a clothes dryer.
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JACKSON, MS -
Ventilation issues in a dryer are believed to have started a fire that gutted a
home at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, said Jackson Fire Department Investigator Greg Travis. The home was fully engulfed in
smoke and flames when firefighters arrived, he said.
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GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL -
Officers from the Glendale Heights Police Department and Glenside Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire around
1:25 p.m. today. Neighbors in the 0 to 100 block of Opal Avenue noticed smoke coming from the single-family home and
dialed 911. Upon arrival, smoke was observed coming from the building. The fire was contained within the interior
of the home. In addition to fire damage, the interior suffered smoke damage. Fire Investigators determined
the fire was related to the clothes dryer in the home.
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SUN PRAIRIE, MT -
A fire in Sun Prairie on Monday has left several people homeless. Three people and a small child were home when the house
went up in flames; they all escaped with no reported injuries. Karen Sallee said, “My son called me frantic and said that
the house was on fire and a quick call to 911 and I did.” The residents were able to make it out, but they weren't able to
save two pets - a dog and a puppy - that were in the house. Sallee said,“The fire department got here as fast as they
could, but it was too late. There was nothing left.” Residents believe it was lint
in a dryer vent that caught fire and spread.
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SPRINGFIELD, MA -
A fire that was sparked by an overheated dryer, closed down a local business and caused about $10,000 in
damages, Fire Department Capt. Michael R. Richard said. The fire was reported at about 5:45 p.m. The Fire Department responded within a minute
and quickly extinguished the blaze, he said. The flames were contained to the dryer but there was some smoke and water damage in the store so it
closed Sunday. Other businesses in the strip mall where the laundromat was located were undamaged in the fire, he said.
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WATERBURY, CT -
A fire in a dryer this afternoon damaged a home on Alma Street. Firefighters from Engine 4 were
first on scene, and extended a water line to the home shortly after the fire was called in at 2:09 p.m. The quick response helped contain the
fire to the dryer, which was on the first floor, and a nearby area, Deputy Fire Chief Rick Hart said.
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CULLOWHEE, NC -
No students were harmed after a clothes dryer started a fire in Catamount Peaks Apartments. The Cullowhee
Fire Department responded to a call around 10:30 p.m. about a fire on the fourth floor of the top building in the apartment complex, according to Cullowhee
Fire Chief Tim Green. The fire was put out in about 15 minutes, Green said, with Sylva, Savannah and Balsam fire departments provided mutual aid. Green
said the cause of the fire may have had to do with excess lint in the dryer.
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RICHLAND, MI -
A house has mainly smoke damage after a dryer caught fire Saturday afternoon. According to Fire Chief
Cal Callison, Richland Township Fire Department was dispatched at about 2:46 p.m. on Saturday to East Vestaburg Road for a structure fire. "I believe
the dryer vent was plugged and it caught the dryer on fire," Callison said. He said no one was injured in the blaze and the house is insured.
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DANVILLE, VA -
Lint built up in a dryer started a fire in a Danville home Tuesday evening.&nbs The Danville Fire Department was
dispatched for the report of a structure fire, according to a news release from the Danville Fire Department. The first crews to arrive on scene entered
the house to discover a dryer and area around the dryer was on fire. The fire department stresses the importance of checking dryers for lint build up on
a regular bases. The cause of the fire was lint buildup, the release stated. In all 17 personnel were at the scene more than an hour.
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MECOSTA, MI -
Fire Officials believe a clothing dryer is to blame for starting a fire. It happened
on Cramer Dr. in Mecosta Township. Officials say a single-wide trailer sustained minor damage after a clothes dryer caught
fire. No injuries were reported.
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OTTAWA, CANADA -
Ottawa fire crews knocked down a laundry room fire in east Ottawa Sunday morning before it could spread to the rest
of its rowhouse. Ottawa Fire Services said they got a call Sunday to a dryer
fire in Gloucester. They said they were able to confine the damage to the basement, keeping it from
spreading to the upper floors or neighbouring units. Damage is estimated at $25,000 .
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AMHERST TOWNSHIP, OH -
A dryer fire left a family of 11 homeless. Four of nine children were at the home
when the fire started, and everyone made it out unharmed. A cat named Sammy did not survive the blaze, but another cat and dog
got out. Tony Ellis, the father, said the dryer started smoking. Ellis said he thought he had succeeded in putting out
the fire with a fire extinguisher, but smoke started coming from a wall. Cathy Ellis said her husband yelled for everyone to
get out of the house. Amherst Fire Chief Wayne Northheim described the damage to the house and contents as a total
loss. Northeim said investigators had narrowed the fire's cause to the dryer. Northheim said dryer fires can be
caused by lint buildup or malfunctions.
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ALICE, TX -
A fire that started from a clogged dryer hose, left an Alice home
uninhabitable, officials said. The Alice Fire Department responded about 3 p.m. to the 500 block of West
5th Street to a fire in the home. The fire was out in about 30 minutes, but the home sustained smoke damage
and destroyed the kitchen, Fire Chief Dean Van Nest said. There were about $30,000 of damages, he said.
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SHEBOYGAN, WI -
A dryer is to blame for an apartment fire above The Cove tavern Wednesday
evening. According to a press release from the Sheboygan Fire Department: Firefighters responded to the report of
a fire in the upper apartment of The Cove at 1235 Indiana Ave and were able to determine that the large volume of smoke
was coming from a fire inside the clothes dryer. The fire was quickly extinguished before it could spread but
there was smoke damage throughout the apartment.
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House Fire Starts in Laundry Room -
By Cory Smith - Bakersfield News (8/25/2011) |
BAKERSFIELD, CA -
A clothes dryer caught fire Thursday morning, causing an estimated $30,000 in damage to a home on
the 2000 block of Bank Street. Bakersfield firefighters had the fire controled within five
minutes and kept it contained to the laundry area. The department said
accumulated lint behind the dryer ignited.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL -
Two cats were killed this afternoon after a fire broke out at a Volusia County home. Firefighters from multiple agencies were dispatched after a dryer caught fire and engulfed a garage in flames, said Volusia County Fire Services spokeswoman Pat Kuehn. The blaze produced large amounts of smoke that filtered into the residence near the garage. Kuehn said five cats were pulled from the home, but two of them were already dead. As firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze, several propane tanks exploded inside the garage, Kuehn said. The garage was destroyed and the home was deemed uninhabitable.
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BARROW, GA -
A build up of lint in a dryer exhaust tube allowed a fire to spread to the crawl space of a local home. "First arriving firefighters found smoke coming from the crawl space and front door," Lt. Scott Dakin, public information officer, said in a news release. "Crews found the fire had started in the dryer and had spread to the crawl space of the home via the build up of lint in the dryer exhaust tube." The home suffered smoke damage from the fire.
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GAITHERSBURG, MD -
A fire started in the clothes dryer of a Horizon Run apartment Friday afternoon, drawing some 40 firefighters to the Montgomery Village community and likely displacing a family of five. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue received the call shortly after 2 p.m. of a fire. A dozen units—including five fire engines—responded to the call and tamed the blaze "within about five minutes or so," said Asst. Chief Rocky "Mike" Nelson.
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LAFAYETTE, LA -
At 10:28 p.m., Lafayette Fire Department responded to a reported house fire. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was coming from the residence. Firefighters entered the dwelling and quickly extinguished the fire. However, the dwelling sustained heavy fire damage. The fire and smoke damaged all belongings, including school uniforms and supplies. Fire investigators determined that the fire originated in the laundry room. The fire was caused by the dryer. The dryer was not operating efficiently due to building-up of lint and other combustible items.
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BOWLING GREEN, KY -
Keith Potts of the Smiths Grove Volunteer Fire Department sprays down the interior of Charles and Vanna Martin's home Monday on Mount Olivet Road in Warren County. Vanna, her two kids, two friends and her nephew were home at the time of the fire. "I went to open the dryer and smoke was rolling out," Vanna said. "Smoke was coming from the kids' room, and I went out back where flames were rolling up the house and smoke coming from the ground." "It just blazed in a hurry," Jessie Hines said of the home. The Martins lost nearly everything they owned in the dryer fire.
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YAKIMA, WA -
A dryer fire caused an estimated $10,000 damage to a home early this morning, the Yakima Fire Department said. Occupants of the home escaped without injury. A fire department news release said firefighters responded to the fire shortly after midnight to find fire in the dryer that had spread to cabinets above the appliance. The home also sustained smoke damage throughout.
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PORTAGEVILLE, MO -
Fire investigators have ruled that a weekend fire that killed 2 people started in the laundry room. According to the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department, investigators with the fire department believe the fire started in the clothes dryer. When firefighters knocked down the fire, they found 2 people in a bedroom on the west side of the home. The Pemiscot County Coroner Jim Brimhall says 82-year-old David Wayne Myracle and 83-year-old Clara Myracle both died of smoke inhalation.
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TRENTON, NJ -
A city woman suffered minor smoke inhalation while saving her dog from the smoky North Trenton blaze which began in her dryer yesterday afternoon, fire officials said. The home in a two-family dwelling has a washer and dryer in an enclosed space on the back porch, and yesterday the dryer and vent were clogged with lint, Battalion Chief Steve Coltre said.&nbs "The lint is very combustible and it caused the whole porch to catch on fire," he said. The entire back of the shed enclosure was engulfed with flames, and fire spread to the adjacent home. The home had extensive smoke damage.
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WINCHESTER, VA -
A fire in a city home early this morning killed five pets and displaced the resident, officials said. Firefighters entered the house to fight the blaze and encountered heavy smoke and heat coming from the area of the laundry room and kitchen, according to Chief Scott Cullers, of the Winchester Fire and Rescue Department. Crews found four dogs and a cat inside the home and made efforts to resuscitate the animals but were "beyond being saved," Cullers said. A city building inspector deemed the house uninhabitable until repaired, according to Cullers. Fire, smoke and water caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the home, he said. Officials believe the fire originated in a dryer.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -
A Tuesday evening fire that damaged a Lawrenceville home originated in a clothes dryer, officials said. Gwinnett County firefighters responded to the home on Paden Drive at about 7:10 p.m., finding the fire burning inside the clothes dryer and laundry room of the small, woodframe house, spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said. The blaze was brought under control in about 10 minutes.
"Firefighters worked fast and were able to quickly contain the fire to the laundry room when they arrived," Rutledge said. The fire caused damage to the laundry room and sent smoke throughout the house.
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Basement Dryer Sparks House Fire -
KXLY News (7/24/2011) |
SPOKANE, WA -
A basement dryer is to blame for a fire Saturday that heavily damaged a North Spokane home. The first crew on scene spotted smoke coming from the eves of the one-story home. About 24 firefighters attacked the fire from the inside and roof because the basement fire had spread to the main floor and up into the attic. Crews had to cut a hole in the roof to get to the flames.
Damage is estimated at $10,000.
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NORWICH, CT -
A smoky fire caused by a clogged dryer vent called all four of the town's fire departments to a home in Central Village on Saturday morning. Fire Marshal Paul Yellen said homeowners told him they were alerted by a smoke detector sounding at about 8:15 a.m. Central Village firefighters, along with firefighters from Moosup, Plainfield and a firefighter safety team from the Atwood Hose Company of Wauregan, had the incident resolved in about 45 minutes. Yellen said the fire caused smoke damage to parts of the home.
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TUCSON, AZ -
A fire at a townhome killed a pet Chihuahua and caused $100,000 in damage. Firefighters from Northwest Fire went to the 500 block of W. Calle Lago after reports of smoke in the area. They saw smoke coming from the townhome and later found flames. They quickly put the fire out. A Chihuahua did not survive the flames. The cause of the fire was the dryer in the home. Damage is estimated to be at $100,000.
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Fire Leaves Family Homeless -
By Meghan Pierce - Union Leader (7/19/2011) |
NEW IPSWICH, NH -
A house fire on Ashburnham Road on Tuesday has left a family of eight homeless. Firefighters received a report of smoke coming from the basement of the house around 11:30 a.m. When Fire Chief David Leel arrived on scene he said he was happy to find the family had safety evacuated. "It was a big relief," he said. Smoke was coming out of all the windows so he raised the fire call from a one-alarm fire to a two-alarm fire. The family believes the fire was started by lint in a running dryer.
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Blaze Leaves Family Without a Home -
By A.K. Dugan - Lebanon Express (7/19/2011) |
GRANT LEBANON, OR -
A first-alarm fire shortly before 6 p.m. Monday destroyed a home, displacing a family of seven. Fire Marshal Mark Wilson said the fire started in backed-up lint in the dryer vent under the house. Four people who were in the house discovered the blaze and called 911 after getting out. Wilson estimated the loss at $80,000 to the house and contents. The kitchen and roof were destroyed. Wilson said dryer vent pipes should be unhooked periodically and cleaned out.
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SHEBOYGAN, WI -
A small dryer fire did nearly $2,000 damage to a Sheboygan home Friday night. Shift Cmomander Keith Risse says the Sheboygan Fire Department received a 911 call around 6:20 of fire in the basement of a home on North 13th Street. The Fire Department responded and found the dryer on fire in the basement of the home. The fire department was able to put out the blaze before they spread to the home. The damage was limited to the dryer and contents, but smoke from the fire damaged the 3 levels of the home.
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BARSTOW, CA -
A home in a complex outside Barstow on Irwin Road was destroyed in a fire Monday
night. According to the homeowner, Wayne Parker, the fire began around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Parker said he believed the fire was caused by a dryer. Parker said several agencies assisted in fighting the fire, but the home was completely engulfed in flames. Parker said the fire flared up again Tuesday morning around 5 a.m. before it was completely extinguished.
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SEAFORD, DE -
An early morning fire in Seaford was accidental. State Fire Marshal investigators say the fire began in the laundry room because of a build up of lint in the dryer. The fire broke out around 2am and residents were able to escape safely – the Red Cross is assisting the residents. Damage is estimated at $2,500.
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Water Office Employee Alerts Family to Fire -
By Jessie Balmert - Newark Advocate (7/6/2011) |
NEWARK, NJ -
When Damian Blackburn saw smoke coming from his Decrow Avenue home, he rushed to embrace his fiancee and young daughter. His fiancee Shawna Thomas and daughter Xayda were sleeping when a fire started in their dryer in the basement. Clothes caught fire in the dryer, causing smoke to fill the house, Newark Fire Inspector Tim Smith said. A Newark Water Office employee spotted smoke coming from the building, woke Thomas and called Newark firefighters. "He's definitely the hero for the day," Newark Assistant Fire Chief David Decker said.
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NORTHAMPTON, PA -
The one alarm fire that began behind a clothes dryer left a second floor apartment with heavy damage Monday afternoon, officials confirm. Heavy smoke along with flames were reported in the blaze that occured in the 10 block of Primrose Drive, said Battalion Chief Thomas Richmond of the Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Department. Richmond said the flames extended from the dryer and into the walls of the building causing damage to the first floor garage and a third floor loft.
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MOBILE, AL -
A man in Mobile lost his house and all its belongings Saturday night in a fire. Mobile Fire Rescue responded to a home on Fairview Court near Old Shell road around 7:15 p.m. Saturday night. The homeowner's sister tells News 5 that he was at work when the blaze started, but his mom had dropped by to do laundry when the dryer caught fire. The only item salvagable was a motorcycle, but as you can imagine, the family is just glad everyone is safe.
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Dryer is Probably Cause of House Fire that Killed Man -
Toledo Blade (6/24/2011) |
VAUGHNSVILLE, OH -
Authorities believe a laundry dryer is to blame for a house fire Thursday night in which an elderly man was killed. Ohio state fire marshal investigators said two women and a child escaped uninjured, however, Stanley L. Rayman, 80, was unsuccessful, and was pronounced dead at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. The sheriff's office responded to a 10:25 p.m. fire call and discovered a house fully engulfed, deputies said.
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TAUNTON, MA -
Members of the fire and police departments responded Thursday morning to a report of a dryer fire. Officials at the scene said the homeowners called police when they noticed smoke coming out of their dryer. Officials said the situation was likely caused by a build-up of lint in the machine. No injuries were reported and minimal damage resulted from the smoke.
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WILKESBORO, NC -
A one-story home in the Ridgecrest subdivision was gutted by fire this morning. Shandra Haynes said in an interview that she found the basement of the three-bedroom home filled with smoke today when she tried to check on clothes in a dryer in the basement laundry room. Wilkes Fire Investigator Niki Hamby of the Wilkes Sheriff's Department said everything indicated that the fire started in the dryer. Millers Creek Fire Department firefighters found heavy smoke pouring out of basement and ground floor windows and flames in the laundry room when they arrived, said Millers Creek Division Chief Robbie Bolin. The fire burned upwards along walls in the eastern end of the house, which included the laundry room, but was under control after about an hour of firefighting, he said.
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MASHPEE, MA -
A fire that spread from a dryer at a New Seabury home drew mutual aid from fire departments across the Upper Cape, fire department official said. At 11:38 a.m., a fire alarm notified the fire department that there was a problem, Mashpee fire Lt. Richard Thayer said. When a dispatcher spoke to the homeowner's son, he reported smoke coming from the dryer. A few minutes later, the man called 911 to report there were also flames, Thayer said. The homeowner's son was not injured, but the home sustained smoke and heat damage, Thayer said.
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Clothes Dryer Fire Causes $5,000 in Damage -
Newark Post (6/17/2011) |
NEW CASTLE, DE -
The Delaware State Fire Marshal Deputies have determined an early morning house fire in Castle Hills, New Castle, Del. was caused by a clothes dryer. The Goodwill Fire Company of New Castle responded to the unit for fire at the one-story, single family home. The occupant reported the fire was in the laundry room. Several neighboring fire companies responded and assisted at the fire scene. Damage was estimated at $5,000.
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HANOVER, ON CANADA -
The Hanover Fire Department were on scene at a fire in downtown Hanover after JohnnyKSports was ablaze. Two apartments located at the store, and the back apartment was the one that caught fire. Ken Roseborough, fire chief of the Hanover Fire Department said the fire is believed to have started in the laundry room, behind the dryer. He said the dryer overheated, caught fire, and then spread. “It spread beyond the laundry room, basically gutting the laundry room and then causing smoke damage to the rest of the apartment, and then water damage to Johnny K Sports below,” says Roseborough. Roseborough estimated there is approximately $50,000 in damage to the building.
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RICHMOND, VA -
Two people were injured jumping from the window of a burning home in Highland Park in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond firefighters say the fire was caused by the clothes dryer. When fire crews arrived they found smoking coming out of a second story window of the home. Firefighters say four people, two adults and two children, jumped from the home's second story windows for safety.
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Firefighters Endure Long Night as Fire Rekindles -
By Reid Armstrong - Sky Hi Daily News (6/14/2011) |
GRAND LAKE, CO -
Grand Lake Fire responded to a call for a report of a dryer on fire, according to Grand Lake Fire Chief Michael Long. When crews arrived, the fire had spread from the office where the dryer was located into the building's three northern residential units. Firefighters evacuated four long-term tenants who were running back into the building in moderate to heavy smoke to pull out their belongings, Long said. At the same time, fire crews cut vent holes in the roof to prevent the fire from spreading through the common attic to the other end of building.
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HYANNIS, MA -
Smoke detectors sounding at a Lewis Street duplex alerted tenants to a dryer fire that caused $3,000 damage Saturday morning, a fire department official said. No one was injured in the incident, Hyannis fire Lt. Thomas Kenney said. When firefighters arrived, all the tenants were outside the building. Firefighters fought through the smoke and found the fire in the cellar, Kenney said. Firefighters put the blaze out, and the building was ventilated so the tenants could return home, Kenney said.
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TAKOMA PARK, MD -
Firefighters from Montgomery and Prince George's counties responded to a fire in the basement of a single-family home in the 7400 block of Holly Avenue. “A dryer vent caught on fire,” said Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Duty Chief Steve Jones, adding that the vent was clogged and as a result, the dryer overheated and caught fire. Jones urged residents to check their dryer vents and to keep them clean and free of lint.
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Clothes Dryer Catches Fire -
Bey Meghan Hurley - Ottawa Citizen (5/31/2011) |
OTTAWA, ON CANADA -
A fire at a Carlington home Tuesday afternoon caused about $40,000 in damage, the Ottawa fire department said. After seeing smoke coming from the basement, a resident at 1415 Rosenthal Ave., near Merivale Road and Kirkwood Avenue, called 911. The fire, which began in a clothes dryer in the basement, was extinguished quickly. No one was injured in the fire, but the three residents of the home were forced out.
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UPPER COOMERA, AUSTRALIA -
AN Upper Coomera family have their neighbours to thank for saving their house from fire overnight. Just after 8pm a fire started from the dryer in the laundry and smoke quickly spread through the Moorhen Street home. The home was empty at the time, but a neighbour heard the smoke alarm and saw the smoke and called Triple 0. Firefighters were able to contain the fire before it spread but the home was severely damaged by smoke.
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CLIFTON PARK, NY -
A clothes dryer caused a fire that destroyed a home on Route 146 and shut down traffic on the road for hours. A ranch-style home went up in flames starting, John VanChance Jr., chief of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Fire Department said. The fire started in the vent system of an overheated dryer and spread quickly, VanChance said. "The house is pretty well gutted," VanChance said.
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AMHERST, NY -
A fire in a dryer caused an estimated $15,000 damage to the Clairbridge nursing facility. Volunteer firefighters from Main-Transit Fire Department found a dryer on fire in a laundry room and heavy smoke filling the facility. A single fire sprinkler head was operating, and it contained the fire to the laundry room. Firefighters extinguished the remaining fire and used fans to clear heavy smoke.
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NELSON, TREHARRIS, UK -
A SEVEN-year-old girl has been hailed 'a hero' for saving her family when a blaze broke out at her home. The fire started in a tumble drier and thick black smoke spread through the ground floor of the semi-detached house in Charles Street, Nelson. Clothes and other belonging were completely wrecked in the blaze, which has left the property black inside. Firefighters have hailed the quick-thinking youngster for having the initiative to alert her family to the danger. Nelson crew manager Robin Barker said the tumble dryer caught fire shortly after everybody was in bed. Crew manager Barker said dust may have caught fire, setting the tumble dryer alight.
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MERCER ISLAND, WA -
Mercer Island Fire Department and assisting agencies extinguished a small apartment fire at the Landmark Villa condominiums at 3030 80th Ave. SE. The fire originated in a clothes dryer and began to spread into the residence on the second floor of the four-story multi-family condo complex. An investigation into the cause of the fire was a build-up of lint in the clothes dryer. Damage estimates to the building and contents are estimated at $4000.
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GAINESVILLE, GA -
Dryer to blame in blaze that caused $40,000 in damage. A dryer fire caused an early Monday blaze that displaced seven people from a Gainesville home. Fire struck the 1,400-square-foot home in the 700 block of Johnson Street, said Gainesville Fire Department Deputy Chief Jerome Yarbrough. By the time firefighters arrived, flames were burning up the back of the house and “there was heavy smoke.” “The fire inside the dryer had spread up the walls and into the attic,” Yarbrough said.
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KELSO, WA -
A clogged dryer vent caused a house fire that spread to an attic in Kelso on Tuesday night, according to Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue. A story in Wednesday's paper erroneously said the dryer vent went up into the attic. Although the fire extended to the attic, the vent was properly installed, said Brad Yoder of Cowlitz 2. He said improper dryer maintenance is one of the most common causes of structure fires. “We recommend you clean those out monthly,” he said. “It's not just the lint trap. Vacuum out the hose that ventilates out.”
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MANITOWOC , WI -
A clothes dryer caught fire late Sunday evening in a second-story apartment at Custer Village on Manitowoc's southwest side, said Battalion Chief Karl Koch of the Manitowoc Fire Department. According to the release: Smoke was seen coming from the west and south sides of unit 201 at 5110 Expo Drive when firefighters arrived on the scene at about 11:30 p.m. Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire, which damaged the dryer and the area adjacent to it, and caused heavy smoke damage throughout the apartment.
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Dryer Fire Forces Evacuation of Assisted Care Home -
Yakima Herald (5/14/2011) |
YAKIMA, WA -
A dryer lint fire in an assisted care home chased about 16 residents and staff to a neighboring facility Friday night. About 9:10 p.m., an alert employee noticed smoke coming from near the dryer and tried to put it out with a fire extinguisher. Firefighters found a smoldering cloth inside the dryer, which they hauled outside of the home, the release said. They also found a smoldering pile of lint built up in a crawlspace below the dryer, officials said. Estimated loss is $12,500.
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Apartment Blaze Sparked by Lint-filled Dryer -
The Province (5/13/2011) |
VANCOUVER, BC CANADA -
An overheated clothes dryer sparked a three-alarm blaze in a downtown apartment building late Thursday, the second such fire this week in the city. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called to the fire in the Standard Building in the 500-block West Hastings. Firefighters arrived to find heavy black smoke coming from the building and were able to put out the blaze with the aid of the building's automatic sprinkler system. No one was hurt, but the fire caused extensive smoke, fire and water damage. Fire investigators have pinpointed a lint-filled dryer as the cause.
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Buildup of Dryer Lint Causes House Fire -
CBC News (5/11/2011) |
North Rustico, PE Canada -
A fire that forced a family from their home in North Rustico Tuesday evening was caused by the buildup of lint inside ductwork in the dryer. "The lint that gets caught up and clinging to the duct work eventually falls back down into the dryer and this is what caught on fire here," said provincial fire marshal Dave Blacquiere. "The homeowners became aware of the situation because of a smoke alarm operating, went down to take a look [and] attempted to take care of business. It was moving rather rapidly." There was smoke and water damage throughout the house. Blacquiere said the incident should serve as a reminder to homeowners that they should take the time to clean inside the dryer
ductwork.
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LAWRENCE, NY -
A dryer fire caused two rooms of a Peninsula Boulevard home to be destroyed, but no injuries were reported, according to the chief of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department. LCFD received a report of the Cedarhurst fire, which spread to the second floor of the home, at about 1:11 p.m., Chief Anthony Rivelli said. Thirty LCFD members had the fire under control at 1:41 p.m. with the assistance of 15 Inwood firefighters and six Woodmere firefighters.
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Dryer Causes Fire, Home is a Total Loss -
By Gene Petriello - WWBT NBC 12 News (5/4/2011) |
CHESTERFIELD, VA -
A family loses their home in an overnight house fire in Chesterfield. We just found out moments ago, it was the dryer that caused the fire. The fire is being ruled an accident. The resident woke up and noticed fire in the laundry room of the house and made several attempts to extinguish the fire but was unsuccessful, according to Chesterfield fire officials. The fire quickly spread to other areas of the residence and caused significant damage to the home. Chesterfield County fire marshals have determined the dryer was the cause of the fire.
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NAPLES, FL -
A dryer fire Wednesday night spread and damaged a North Naples condominium. According to Collie County Sheriff's officials, dispatch got a call at 9:05 p.m. about the fire in the 1400 block of Pompeii Lane. Officials with the North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District, which responded to the scene, said a lint fire spread from the dryer to the washing machine in a second floor condo. No one was injured, but there was extensive smoke damage to the unit's kitchen and laundry room.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL -
A fire destroyed an 80-year-old Daytona Beach home early Tuesday morning and killed two puppies that were inside. Firefighters said they were called to the home on Seagrave Street just before 1:30am on Tuesday. They said when they arrived, there was heavy smoke pouring out the back of the two story house. The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating and told WFTV that the fire started due to a dryer in the back of the house that was not properly ventilated.
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THROOP, PA -
The cause of a fire that displaced nine people Thursday night has been ruled an accident. A dryer started the fire, Throop Fire Chief Eric Hartshorn said. Firefighters were called about 8:40 p.m., and it took 20 minutes to control the fire. No one was hurt in the apartment building, but two families were forced to evacuate. The third floor was extensively damaged, but the lower floors were mostly spared, except for some smoke and water damage, Chief Hartshorn said.
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KIRKSVILLE, MO -
The Kirksville Fire Department responded Wednesday to a report of heavy smoke coming from a residence. According to the department, smoke was showing from the building and the residence itself was found full of smoke when they arrived. A fire was extinguished in a utility closet near the kitchen. The cause was later determined to be dryer vent lint.
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House Fire Extinguished By Deputies -
KHTS AM 1220 (4/28/2011) |
SANTA CLARITA, CA -
On Thursday morning, Santa Clarita Deputies responded to a call of a house fire. The owner of the residence had just returned home from dropping her children off at school to find her clothes dryer on fire in an upstairs room. Deputies Eagar and Reantaso responded to the scene. Both took fire extinguishers from their vehicles and made their way upstairs to find the second floor covered in thick smoke. Crawling on their hands and knees, they located the dryer and were able to put enough chemical extinguisher on it and the surrounding area to contain the fire until Fire Department personnel arrived to fully extinguish the flames. Captain Goulet from L.A. Co. Engine Co. #124 commended the deputies for their quick response and credited them with saving the house which he said most likely would have been fully engulfed if not for their actions.
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WEST WARWICK, RI -
One person is taken to the hospital, as West Warwick fire crews battle a fire in an apartment complex. The fire broke out shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Once on scene crews worked to put out a fire that started in a third floor dryer vent. One resident was taken to an area hospital with smoke inhalation.
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KIRKSVILLE, MO -
Fire broke out a Kirksville apartment building Wednesday afternoon. At 2:20 p.m. the Kirksville Fire Department was called to a four-plex apartment on fire at 1101 West Hamilton Street. Battalion Chief David Rigdon says the fire was started by restricted air flow to a dryer. The dryer got too hot, which set the lint ablaze. Damage to the structure is estimated at $20,000 and about $7,000 worth of contents were lost in the blaze. Another unit in the four-plex suffered light smoke damage.
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Family Homeless After Fire -
By Wade Alan - Gaston Gazette (4/27/2011) |
GASTON, NC -
A double-wide mobile home fire that began in a clothes dryer Monday afternoon left a Kings Mountain family of five homeless and destitute. The home caught fire again early Wednesday and finished burning. The family has lost all material possessions and have nothing but their Dodge pickup truck and the clothes on their backs, Page said.
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CHARLOTTE, NC -
A fire on Triece Lane in east Charlotte forced four people out of a home this weekend. Firefighters were called to the home Saturday morning. Investigators say the fire started because too much lint built up in the clothes dryer. The fire caused about $10,000 in damage.
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Fire Destroys Home -
By Doron Tyler Antrim - The Daily Mail (4/23/2011) |
COXSACKIE, NY -
An early morning fire Friday destroyed a home at Sleepy Hollow Lake in Coxsackie, according to a fire official and witness at the scene. The call came in as a dryer fire and quickly spread to the rest of the home, according to Coxsackie Hose Co. No. 3 First Assistant Chief Shawn Burdick. Two adults were in the house at the time, he said.
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PONTIAC, MI -
A resident of an apartment in Pontiac was displaced following a dryer fire at her home. Firefighters responded to the scene after the resident reported that her apartment began filling with smoke. After evacuating the building, crews found the fire in the basement near the dryer and extinguished the flames.
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CINCINNATI, OH -
A fire at a Colerain Township home caused up to $50,000 in damage, firefighters said. Crews said the fire appears to have started in a clothes dryer in the home's utility room. The people who live at the house left the dryer running while they went out to run errands. Firefighters said the fire caused a water pipe to break, which helped them get the fire under control in a matter of minutes. Most of the damage was confined to the utility room, investigators said.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -
A dryer caught fire Wednesday evening at a Charlottesville apartment complex. A dryer at a Garrett Street apartment went up in flames around 6:15. Crews arrived on the scene quickly and had the fire under control within five minutes. The fire extended beyond the dryer and sent smoke spewing into the first and second floor of the unit. Firefighters ventilated the building once the flames were out.
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Dryer Blamed For Fire That Destroyed Home -
News on 6 (4/13/2011) |
OAKHURST, OK -
A west Tulsa home was destroyed by a dryer fire early Wednesday. Firefighters found the home engulfed in flames. Instead of trying to save what was left, firefighters from Oakhurst, Berryhill and Sapulpa worked to keep the flames from spreading to structures on either side of the home. Fire officials say the man who lives there is a truck driver who had left town on Tuesday and apparently left a dryer on.
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Gusting Winds Exacerbate Fire, Destroying Home -
By Nick Sambides Jr. - Bangor Daily News (4/12/2011) |
LINCOLN, ME -
Gusting winds pushed a dryer fire into the attic of an Enfield Road home owned by the parents of a town firefighter, doing heavy damage Tuesday before firefighters doused it, officials said. No one was injured, but at least two people were left homeless, Fire Chief Phil Dawson said. Firefighters suspect that a spark that was blown out the exhaust of the dryer ignited lint in the exhaust pipe which in turn set fire to the exterior of the house and raced into the attic through a ridge vent, Dawson said.
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LINCOLN, NE -
A late night fire had an entire apartment complex filled with smoke. The fire happened just before 11pm. Dean Stayberg with Lincoln Fire and Rescue says new smoke detectors alerted individuals upstairs of the fire. When firefighters arrived they found a clothes dryer on fire. The dryer had to be dragged into the front lawn and once smoke cleared residents were able to return to their homes.
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HARRISBURG, PA -
Two firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in York County. The first fire occurred in a dryer on the second floor of the residence. Crews got that fire under control fairly quickly. However, the fire rekindled with two firefighters stuck inside after the roof collapsed on him. Both fire fighters, Christopher Mowry and Colin Harner were taken to the hospital and are expected to be ok. All of the people in the house escaped, however, a family cat was lost in the fire.
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WATERLOO, IA -
Waterloo firefighters were called to a house fire around 11:00 last night. The house sits at Gable Street. Firefighters say a dryer caught on fire and then the flames spread to the basement. One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
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ST. BONIFACE, MB Canada -
A clothes dryer caused a fire early this morning in St. Boniface. Firefighters were called to the home at Tremblay St. There were no injuries in the fire, but it caused about $30,000 in damage. Firefighters believe a dryer in the basement was responsible for the blaze.
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Flames Gut Home, Kill Two Dogs
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By Glenn Barr - Mountain News (3/31/2011) |
CREST FOREST, CA -
A fire investigators say apparently started in a dryer roared through a Crestline home on Tuesday night, killing two dogs and leaving a construction worker homeless. Fire was touching nearby trees and power lines were arcing next to the house as fire units reached the scene, said Division Chief Jon Garber. A San Bernardino County Fire Department investigator combed through the ruins of the approximately 1,000-square-foot home and determined the fire had begun at the dryer. The dryer was apparently turned on by an occupant who then left the residence, Garber added.
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HAYWARD, WI -
Fire displaced several families early Wednesday morning. The fire in a four-plex apartment building was reported around 2:30 a.m. Firefighters were on the scene until late morning. LCO Fire Chief Eric Crowe said the building is a total loss. Crowe said a dryer vent started the fire. A few firefighters suffered minor frostbite. The LCO Fire Department was assisted by fire departments from the Town of Hayward, City of Hayward, and Town of Bass Lake.
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ERIE, PA -
Erie fire officials are reminding people to keep their clothes dryers clear of lint after a Sunday fire displaced a family of four on the city's west side. The fire at 614 Plum St. was set off when heat from the dryer ignited lint, Erie Chief Fire Inspector Guy Santone said Monday. The fire extended up the rear of the house and got into the attic, Santone said. One firefighter was treated at the hospital after suffering an injury in fighting the fire, Erie Fire Chief Tony Pol said.
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ROCHESTER, NY -
An accidental dryer fire damaged a city residence this morning. Battalion Chief Glenn Sheremeta of the Rochester Fire Department said firefighters were called about 11:40 a.m. A woman this morning placed some clothing in the dryer and left the residence, he said. When she returned, the woman smelled smoke inside the house. She went to the dryer and found it on fire. The house sustained smoke and water damage. Sheremeta said the dryer was not properly vented.
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Dryer Catches Fire; Smoke Damages Home -
Canton Rep (3/24/2011) |
CANTON, OH -
Firefighters were called when a dryer caught fire in the 1400 block of 25th Street NW. The fire was contained to the dryer. Smoke damage to the dryer, contents and the home was estimated at $10,000. The occupants said they would stay with family until the home was cleaned.
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BROMYARD, UK -
A FAMILY home near Bromyard was seriously damaged by fire. Fire crews from two counties were called to Gaines Lane in Whitbourne after part of a converted barn caught alight. A teenager raised the alarm around 9.50pm after a tumble dryer caught fire. Further crews from Malvern and Worcester were called and used breathing apparatus and hose reels to control the fire. The blaze was extinguished around 1.45am and caused serious smoke and heat damage to both rooms. Steve Jordan, station commander, said the fire could have been more serious without an early warning from a smoke alarm.
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Mother, Baby Escape as Fire Leaves Home Uninhabitable -
Naperville Sun (3/22/2011) |
LISLE, IL -
A mother and her infant escaped without injury before a fire left their home uninhabitable. Just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 911 caller reported a smoking dryer in a two-story home, according to a release from the Lisle-Woodridge Fire District. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and the alarm was upgraded, the release said. After confirming that the residents, a mother and her 1-week-old baby, were safely out of the home, they began battling the blaze.
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SIOUX FALL, SD -
Tense moments in the overnight hours for residents of a west Lubbock apartment complex, with fire crews responding to a blaze in one of the units. Crews say this blaze sparked with a dryer. They were able to extinguish the flames.
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SIOUX FALL, SD -
A fire Saturday night in north Sioux Falls damaged a duplex that had no working smoke detectors, though no one inside was injured. 'Sioux Falls Fire Rescue officials said they were called at 10:14 p.m. and found smoke coming from the upper floor. Firefighters found the fire in a clothes dryer and contained it to the laundry room, officials said. It took them 20 minutes to put out the fire. The upper floor of the duplex sustained fire and smoke damage.
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ANTIOCH, IL -
Fire officials are warning homeowners to have their dryer vent piping checked after a fire destroyed a second-floor laundry room. The fire was called in by the occupants. The first fire crew on the scene reported light smoke coming from the second floor. The fire gutted the large laundry room and burned through part of the door. There was heavy smoke and heat damage throughout the second-floor bedrooms. "It was overheated lint in the pipe. We believe it sparked the fire," Fire Chief John Dixon said Friday. "A lot of people don't realize that you have to check the exhaust in the back, and not just the (lint collector) on top." Damage was estimated at $60,000 and the family will be staying with neighbors.
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TUSCON, AZ -
A house fire in midtown this morning has displaced a family of six and caused about $50,000 worth of damage. Tucson Fire official Trish Tracy says that TFD units were dispatched at 10:46 a.m. today. The family escaped their house with their three dogs, one of which broke loose and bit the woman who had stopped to help, Tracy says. Tracy says the cause appears to be an accidental dryer fire, possibly from lint accumulation.
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RENO, NV -
A fire at Holcomb Ave, was started by a clothes dryer, the Reno Fire Department reported. The residence was occupied by a woman and her son at the time. The fire caused extensive damage to the back of the residence and the attached shed with heat and smoke damage throughout the rest of the house. "The fire was accidental but serves as a good reminder to residents to clean the lint from their dryer tray often and to keep the area in and around the vent pipe clear of any debris or materials," Reno Fire Department Investigator Jason O'Neal said in a statement from the city.
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NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA -
Firefighters quickly extinguished a dryer fire Tuesday night that spread into a wall on the second floor of a Broad Street home. Crews from North Attleboro, backed up by firefighters from Plainville were called at 6:40 p.m. when the homeowner discovered flames coming from clothes dryer. Firefighters pulled a hose into the house and knocked down the flames, then had to rip open an adjacent wall to make sure that flames didn't spread inside, officials said. The house also sustained smoke damage.
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SOUTHAMPTON, PA -
A mobile home was destroyed after a fire erupted in a dryer. The fire occurred at 3:10 p.m. in the Mobile Estates trailer park near Route 206. The trailer's occupants were able to escape unharmed, said Marc Bicking, spokesperson for Vincent Fire Company No. 1. A family cat is still unaccounted for, he said. The fire is believed to have started in the dryer and then spread throughout.
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Home Escapes Major damage in Morning fire -
By Elizabeth Melville - The Times-Herald (3/16/2011) |
SENOIA, GA -
A house in the Blackjack community of southeast Coweta County escaped major damage Tuesday morning when fire erupted in the residents' dryer. Responding units arrived quickly and found the fire confined to the dryer, according to Coweta County Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Alan Smith. Fire damage was primarily contained to the dryer. There was some heat damage to the washer and to items above the dryer, and there was minor smoke damage throughout the kitchen, which was located adjacent to the washroom, according to Smith.
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Fire Displaces Mother, Five Children -
By Bethany Young - Gates-Chili Post (3/15/2011) |
FAIRPORT, NY -
A mother and her five children were forced out of their home today when a dryer fire caused extensive damage to their apartment in Fairport. Fairport police chief John
Welker said the fire department received the call reporting a smoking dryer around 11:50 a.m. When crews arrived they saw smoke coming from the second floor of the two-story building. No one was injured in the blaze but the entire three-bedroom apartment suffered significant fire and smoke damage, Welker said.
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Los Alamos, CA -
Investigators say an exhaust port attached to a clothes dryer is responsible for starting this morning's raging fire in Los Alamos. The fire left eleven people homeless. Firefighters got the call just after 9:30 this morning. They spent the next hour fighting intense flames. Neighbor photos show the intensity of the fire that forced 11 people from their townhomes in Los Alamos. "It went from smoke coming out the front door to windows popping and flames coming out," said Paul Cavanagh.
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ELSMERE, DE -
An Elsmere-area woman and her grandchildren were left homeless Saturday after lint inside duct work from a clothes dryer caught on fire, the state Fire Marshal's Office said. The fire began shortly before 1 p.m. Firefighters brought the fire under control within 30 minutes, and no injuries were reported. State Fire Marshal's Office investigators found that the blaze began in the basement, where lint inside duct work from a clothes dryer ignited.
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MARGATE, NJ -
Margate firefighters responded to an early-morning fire Sunday after smoke was reported coming from a laundry room in a duplex. Margate Deputy Chief Dan Adams said the fire was caused by excess lint in the unit's dryer. "We were able to contain it to the laundry room," Adams said Sunday night, adding that it took the eight responding firefighters 10 minutes to contain and extinguish the fire. Adams said the unit sustained heavy smoke damage and the walls had to be opened up to ensure the fire had not spread up the walls.
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Tutor Time Evacuates after Fire in Laundry Room -
By Karen Schmidt - The Arizona Republic (2/25/2011) |
PHOENIX, AZ -
Children were evacuated from a Phoenix day care when a small fire started in the facility's laundry room Friday morning, Phoenix fire officials said. More than 50 children ranging from newborns to 5 years old were safely evacuated at about 8:05 a.m. from the Tutor Time, said Capt. Tony Mure of the Phoenix Fire Department.
The fire began in the laundry room, apparently sparked by a faulty dryer vent, Mure said. The fire was contained to the laundry room.
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EL MIRAGE, AZ -
A dryer fire sent four teens to the hospital, authorities said. The fire started in the lint trap of the dryer, which hadn't been cleaned, El Mirage Fire Chief Howard Munding said. The teens may have sustained respiratory issues from inhaling smoke and debris as they attempted to put out the fire, Munding said.
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STATEN ISLAND, NY -
Fire Department officials are battling an all-hands blaze in Annadale. The fire is being reported on the second floor of a three-story structure. Several units are on the scene and heavy smoke is being reported, according to emergency radio transmissions. Reports indicate the blaze began when a dryer caught fire.
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DONNA, TX -
A family is left homeless after a fire ripped through their mobile home. Investigators tell CHANNEL 5 NEWS the fire started at
a home on Midway and Walker Road in Donna. The flames sparked in the dryer and
quickly spread. Two rooms suffered significant fire damage while the rest of the home was damaged by smoke and water. No
one who lives in the home was hurt.
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HALESOWEN, UK -
A COUPLE were led to safety from their Halesowen home after a tumble dryer started a blaze. The
65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman were administered oxygen by fire crews at the property in Chapel Street. The fire started on the ground
floor of the two-storey terraced home. West Midlands Fire Service group commander Mick Birch said crews from Halesowen and Cradley attended
the incident and put out the fire. He said they dealt with the couple along with paramedics.
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Firefighters Battle Laundry Room Fire -
By Carisa Giardino - Garden City Patch (1/31/2011) |
GARDEN CITY, NY -
Garden City firefighters responded to a Poplar Street fire that originated in the home's laundry room. The resident stated she
had smoke coming her dryer and that all occupants were safely out of the house.
Firefighters were met with a heavy smoke condition on the first floor upon entry. "It appeared that the fire started
near the dryer vent hose and extended up the wall igniting clothing on top of the dryer and materials on a shelf above," he
said. "There was also fire extension into the basement as a result of burning materials dropping down through the floor
which was extinguished."Fire damage was limited to the laundry room with smoke damage throughout the home. The fire
department reminds residents of the importance of "periodically cleaning all lint traps and dryer vent hoses."
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Apartment Fire Causes No Injuries -
By Michelle Manchir - Chicago Tribune (1/31/2011) |
PLAINFIELD, IL -
A fire that started in a clothes dryer in a Plainfield apartment building caused no injuries, but
temporarily displaced the woman who lived there. The fire, reported around 10:45 a.m. Monday at a four-unit apartment building, likely started
because of a lint build-up, Assistant Fire Chief Jon Stratton said. The fire spread to the walls of the apartment, but did not damage any other units.
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NANTUCKET, MA -
A house fire damaged a Somerset Road home Monday morning, but was brought under control before it could destroy the mid-island
residence. Firefighters and police raced to Somerset Road Monday morning when the homeowner
reported a smoking dryer at her home. By the time fire crews arrived, flames
had begun to consume portions of the residence and smoke billowed from its roof.
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ROCHESTER, NY -
Meridian Fire Department used a fire extinguisher to quickly put out a dryer fire on Waterbury
Drive. Firefighters were on scene within four minutes of the call. They found a small amount of smoke in the home. Crews opened
up the wall to make sure the fire hadn't spread. The home suffered minor damage, said Meridian Fire Department Deputy Chief Joe Silva. Silva
said the incident is a reminder to keep dryer filters clean and occasionally clean out the flexible tube that runs from the dryer to the wall.
Lint can ignite, he said.
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ROCHESTER, NY -
Wareham Fire Department personnel responded to a fire on Sunday at a single-story home on 14th Avenue. The fire, which began around 3:30 p.m. and
took about an hour to contain, started in a dryer and left around $3,000 in damaged. No one was injured.
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ROCHESTER, NY -
Rochester fire crews say a family is alive Monday morning thanks to their smoke detectors and investigators say lint
buildup sparked the flames. Firefighters were called to a basement fire on Portage Street. When they arrived, they say smoke was pouring out of a
side door. Investigators say the fire started in a clothes dryer in the basement, then spread to the wall and ceiling. The Rochester Fire Department
says this fire should send a number of messages to the public: Smoke detectors save lives and dryers need to be periodically cleaned and dust/lint build-up removed.
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Clothes Dryer Fire Destroys Home -
CBC News (1/28/2011) |
PRINCE EDAWARD ISLAND, CANADA -
A man and a woman escaped injury after a house fire early Friday morning. The Wellington Fire Department responded to the
fire. "There was heavy smoke coming out the main door and a few windows," said deputy fire chief Dennis
Cormier. "We just couldn't even enter the house. There was too much heat. We vented through the roof
and the house is a complete loss." The roof caved in and the house was gutted by the fire. Deputy provincial
fire marshal Dave Rossiter investigated the fire and ruled it was accidental. Rossiter said it
started in the clothes dryer.
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GATES, NY -
Two people were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire. Gates
firefighters were called after two residents in the house noticed smoke inside, said Gates Fire Chief Jim Harrington. It
took firefighters about 15 minutes to control the dryer fire, he said. Firefighters
arrived to find smoke rising from the back of the house, Harrington said. Smoke damage was present throughout the house, he said.
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GOSHEN, IN -
Town of Goshen Police Officer Michael Imperio and Sergeant Matthew Imperio suffered smoke inhalation after responding to
a dryer fire. When the officers reported to the residence, they found
the laundry room filled with heavy smoke and flames. Both officers managed to put the fire out with the police department’s
fire extinguishers and an available water source. Due to the intense volume of smoke, both officers suffered smoke
inhalation. Officer Michael Imperio suffered second-degree burns to his right hand when he moved the dryer away from
the wall to get at the flames. Goshen Fire Chief Elmer Budd told police Chief Dennis Marsh that, had it not been for
the quick response and decisive actions of the Town of Goshen police officers, the residence might have sustained thousands
of dollars in further damage or been totally lost.
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NELSONVILLE, NY -
A Nelsonville home was damaged early Sunday after a dryer fire. The Nelsonville Fire Department responded to the fire. Upon
investigation, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and a fire in the laundry room area. The fire had extended from the dryer to
the contents of the room and was extending to the kitchen when firefighters extinguished it. Firefighters were able to contain the
fire to the laundry area but water, smoke, and heat damage also occurred in the kitchen. Firefighters determined
the fire stated in the dryer. Damage to the home was estimated at $8,000.
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WHITBY, ONTARIO CANADA -
A Whitby woman was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to hospital after a dryer caught
fire in a home on Lady May Drive Thursday. Three fire trucks, 12 firefighters and one platoon chief arrived at the
residence shortly after 1 p.m. Smoke was visible from an outside vent and filled both levels of the home. The woman
was initially assessed on scene by emergency crews before being taken to hospital for further treatment and later released.
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MALAGA, CA -
A clothes dryer is to blame for a fire on Wednesday that left 9 people
homeless. The blaze started around 5:00 p.m. at a duplex on Chestnut near North Avenue. Investigators
say it started in a clothes dryer in one of the units. Josh Chrisman with Fresno County Fire said, “The lint
trap was clogged and the laundry room did not have good ventilation.” Damage is estimated at about $65,000.
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OXNARD, CA -
A dryer fire that began Tuesday when excess lint ignited caused an estimated $1,500 damage at an Oxnard home, authorities
said. The fire was reported about 3:40 p.m. A woman drying a load of laundry discovered the fire when she
returned from doing errands and found her garage filled with smoke, said Battalion Chief Gary Sugich of the Oxnard Fire
Department. Firefighters responded and extinguished the fire. Investigators determined an excessive amount
of lint had built up in the dryer, caught fire and spread to the clothes
inside, Sugich said.
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FLORAL CITY, FL -
Firefighters were alerted at 6:47 a.m. to Big Buck Trail, where a 1,2000-suqre-foot wood frame structure had fire showing on the
rear side. Fire officials believe the blaze was started by a dryer. The
home was not insured, and the homeowners were displaced. The amount of damage to the home was set at $96,000 to the building.
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LOWER FRANKFORD, PA -
Authorities in central Pennsylvania say a clothes dryer was apparently the source of a fast-moving
fire in a mobile home that left one person dead. Part of the mobile home had already collapsed when fire crews arrived, and a
body was found inside near the door. Officials said the victim has not been positively identified. A state police fire marshal
said the blaze started in a clothes dryer and then spread to the rest of the home.
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COLLINGDALE, PA -
Firefighters were called out Wednesday night to battle a basement fire on Broad Street. &nbThe fire was reported at 9:45 p.m., according to Collingdale
Fire Co. No. 1 Chief Colin McCann. Firefighters found heavy smoke showing from the home when they arrived. All occupants from both sides of
the twin were able to get out of their homes without injury. The fire appears to have started in a
dryer in the basement, McCann said. The basement received some fire damage and there was smoke damage throughout the house, according
to McCann. A firefighter and EMS worker suffered minor injuries after the slipped on the ice and fell, McCann said.
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PENWORTHHAM, UK -
A tumble dryer set on fire and smoke-logged a garage. Firefighters were called to Whitebeam Close,
in Penwortham after smoke was seen pouring from the garage. The dryer was wrecked in the blaze with smoke damage to the garage and kitchen.
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BATON ROUGE, LA -
A clothes dryer caused a fire in the washroom of a Charles Street home, according
to a Baton Rouge Fire Department news release. Six people were in the main home when the fire started, but no one was injured
in the blaze, the release says. The flames gutted the washroom and several other rooms in the two-story garage, and caused
smoke and water damage to the main structure.
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CORDELE, GA -
A clothes dryer in an Emerald Apartment caused a fire about 1:30 p.m. today. Cordele firefighters
were continuing to get the home cleared of smoke when this reporter was on the scene. Chief Augustus Telfair said it would be a little while
before he and his men could assess the damage. The dryer which was charred had been pulled out of the dwelling.
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EL DORADO, KS -
A late morning fire Tuesday caused about $15,000 damage to a house on North Ohio. The El Dorado Fire Department received
a call at 11:45 a.m. Upon arrival, the fire was already coming out the back window. Firefighters
had it under in just a couple of minutes, said Capt. Ricke Whiteside. It is believed
the fire was caused by a dryer. There was extensive damage to one part of the
house and smoke to the rest. “The utility room is pretty well gutted,” Whiteside said. The renter was taken to the
hospital with difficulty breathing.
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COOKEVILLE, TN -
Fire in a clothes dryer prompted the evacuation of all residents at a retirement home, according
to the Cookeville Fire Department. The fire was contained to the laundry area, and no one was injured, Cookeville Fire Department Lt.
Terry Priest said. He said total damage was estimated at $7,500. "The fire was inside the drum of a clothes dryer, and the smoke
set off a smoke alarm," Priest said.
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HAMPTON, VA -
Four people were displaced after a house fire. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. The
fire started in the dryer in the back of the home, Hampton Fire Department spokesman Anthony Chittum said. When crews arrived,
the homeowners were trying to put out the fire with a garden hose. Chittum said the fire was declared under control in less than 10
minutes.
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WESTON, MA -
A dryer fire was reported at 41 Skating Pond Road yesterday around noon. The
mansion is owned by Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, according to the town's street listing. Fire Chief David Soar said the fire
was put out in a couple of minutes, but firefighters remained there for about an hour airing out the house.
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CHISAGO LAKES, MN -
A Chisago County woman suffered minor burns as fire destroyed her home Saturday evening. She had reported to authorities that the fire started when her
gas clothes dryer ignited, and the fire spread quickly throughout her house. After the fire call came in,
fire departments responded from Lindstrom, Center City, Shafer and Scandia. The Lake Region EMS ambulance service and Chisago County Sheriff's Office
also responded.
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TAMPA, FL -
Firefighters plucked a chihuahua named Smoky from a burning house Saturday evening and extinguished flames
that started with a clothes dryer. Tampa Fire Rescue said Herman Brown, 55, and his wife left a load of clothes in the running dryer when
they left their home. A neighbor later heard a noise and went to investigate with a friend. The two men saw smoke coming from Brown's
house and took a garden hose and tried to keep the flames at bay until Tampa Fire Rescue arrived. Firefighters, told that Smoky was inside,
found him unharmed in a closet. Investigators said the fire probably started with dryer lint buildup and caused $25,0000 in damage. Tampa
Fire investigators said Moore and Harris' actions probably saved the Browns' home and Smoky's life.
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VALLEY STREAM, NY -
A family of three was left homeless after a fire, which started in the dryer, caused moderate damage to their home Thursday evening. The
Valley Stream Fire Department was called shortly after 5:45 p.m. and first arriving units found smoke and flames in the back of the house. Fire
Chief Joseph Fernandez said the fire took about 20 minutes to bring under control, and firefighters remained on the scene for a little more than an
hour. Fernandez said the fire started in a dryer and spread up a pipe chase to the second
floor. Fireighters had to rip out the walls of a closet in a second floor bedroom to extinguish the blaze. Flames also followed the
dryer vent to the back of the house.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -
A clothes dryer started a fire that consumed an apartment complex’s laundry
room. Firefighters responded to the Chartwell Apartments shortly after 3:30 p.m. to find the laundry room on fire,
said Battalion Chief Tim Riley, a spokesman for the Fire Department. They had the blaze under control within a half
hour, he said. The fire destroyed the laundry room, Riley said.
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OREGON, OH -
A house fire that originated from the clothes dryer in the basement caused an undetermined
amount of damage to the Oregon home of a family of nine early Wednesday, Oregon Fire Chief Ed Ellis said. A child whose bedroom is
in the basement awoke to the smell of smoke and woke the rest of the family, who escaped before fire crews arrived. Damage was
contained to the basement, after the flames spread from the laundry apparatus to a nearby piece of furniture.
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BUFFALO GROVE, IL -
A lint buildup in a dryer vent caused a crawl space fire inside a Buffalo Grove home late
Monday night. The fire in the 400 block of St. Mary's Parkway was put out by firefighters within seconds of their arrival about
11:30 p.m., according to the Buffalo Grove Fire Department.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA -
Two people were injured when fire swept through a Newport News home Tuesday morning. Firefighters also rescued the family
dog. Crews arrived and found smoke and flames coming from the back of the home. Those in the home got out; however,
one of the residents was taken to the hospital for treatment of an unspecified injury. A firefighter also was
injured. Investigators say the fire started in the dryer in the utility
room.
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AVON LAKE, OH -
A two-story home burned late Tuesday night after a fire ignited in a dryer around 10:30
p.m., according to the Avon Lake Fire Department. The occupants were all outside 161 Brookfield Road when the fire department
arrived. The fire started in the basement and extended to ducts, eventually reaching the attic. Damage to the home is
estimated at $30,000, according to the fire department. Avon and Sheffield Lake fire departments were called out for mutual aid.
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CHAPIN, SC -
Lexington County fire officials are blaming a dryer for a fire that damaged a Chapin mobile home Thursday morning. Firefighters
were called around 8:45 a.m. When crews arrived, smoke and fire was coming from the home. &nbIt took firefighters 30 minutes to
bring the fire under control. Damages to the home are estimated at approximately $30K. Investigators say
a dryer left running in the laundry room sparked the fire.
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RANCHO SANTA FE, CA -
Firefighters were able to quickly douse a blaze that erupted in a clothes dryer at a North
County home Wednesday afternoon. The appliance burst into flames at the residenceshortly before 3:30 p.m., said Julie Taber, a
spokeswoman for the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District. The fire caused an estimated $2,500 worth of damage.
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WILLIAMSVILLE, NY -
Firefighters battled flames and the cold in Williamsville. Firefighters say a dryer fire
broke out on the second floor of a two family home on Cayuga Street. Crews knew they had to act quickly to contain the fire. No one was
hurt and there's no word on a damage estimate.
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ZANESVILLE, OH —
The Zanesville Fire Department spent almost two hours at a home on Lake Drive Saturday evening, where fire extensively damaged the
home. Assistant Chief Dave Huey said the home was damaged because of a fire from lint
from a dryer in a the laundry room. The family of Gerald Fowler is being assisted by the American Red Cross, Huey
said.
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TONAWANDA, NY —
Tonawanda city firefighters quickly doused a fire that started inside a clothes dryer. City police
arrived at the site first and reported smoke coming from the structure. “There was heavy smoke rolling out of the house,” said
Assistant Fire Chief Joe Bacon. He said firefighters determined the smoke was coming from the dryer. When it was opened, flames leapt
from the appliance aided by the burst of oxygen. Firefighters from Sheridan Park in the Town of Tonawanda also responded to the scene while North
Tonawanda and Grand Island firefighters manned fire headquarters.
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STAMFORD, CT —
South End units from Stamford Fire & Rescue quickly extinguished a fire Thursday afternoonthat apparently started
because of lint buildup in a dryer, according to a fire official. Capt. Bill Avalos, public information officer for SF&R, said the first
alarm came in at 11:45 a.m., and three engine companies, a truck company, a rescue company and a command unit were on the scene within minutes and responded
to the basement of the four-unit complex. "There was heavy lint build-up in the dryer vent, and that apparently caused the fire," Avalos
said. "The fire got into the wall a bit but stayed in the area. If it didn't get detected by smoke detectors, and if the resident wasn't home,
it could have been much worse."
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HAMPTON, VA —
A single family home in Hampton suffered extensive damage in a fire at around 9:30 Wednesday morning. Fire officials say
a dryer is to blame. Lt. Anthony Chittum, with the Hampton Fire Department told
WAVY.com a neighbor called to report the fire after seeing heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the
building. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control within 10 minutes of their arrival, however the garage was a
complete loss and fully involved when crews arrived on scene. Two adults and two children were displaced due to the fire.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC —
A North Charleston family lost almost everything they own in a house fire over the weekend. The
fire was caused by their clothes dryer. "My daughter had put some clothes in the dryer to dry and had taken a nap and a friend came into
the house and said your house is filling with smoke," said fire victim Kimberly Nasce. In a matter of minutes the Nasce's house was
engulfed in flames. Bianca Sancic with the North Charleston Fire Department says she knows all to well the damage dryers can
cause. Sancic says there have been 12 to 15 dryer fires this year in the Lowcountry.
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Couple Suffer Smoke Inhalation in House Fire -
By Will Harris - Crewe Chronicle (11/23/2010) |
CREWE, UK —
A MAN and a woman from Wistaston Road, Crewe had a close call after their tumble dryer
caught fire, causing extensive damage to their kitchen. Two engines from Crewe and another from Nantwich attended,
as crews used breathing apparatus and two hose reel to extinguish the flames, which had spread from the tumble dryer to
surrounding units and a fridge freezer. Although there was serious smoke damage, it was contained to the kitchen. The
occupants were taken to hospital suffering effects of smoke inhalation.
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SALISBURY, MA —
A clothes dryer is the likely cause of a two-alarm fire that forced a North End
Boulevard family to flee from their home and brought firefighters from across the region to the scene, according to Salisbury
fire Chief Richard Souliotis. Souliotis said the fire, which was reported by one of the family members around 4 p.m.,
gutted their apartment. "That part of the building is a total loss," Souliotis said of the apartment. Dryer
fires, Souliotis said, are common, as accumulating lint can heat up to the point where a fire starts.
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FENVILLE, MI —
Police this morning identified the 24-year-old victim of a fatal fire near Fennville as Dana Ann Lee. Lee was mentally disabled
and living with her parents. Fire investigators believe a clothes dryer fire ignited
their mobile home about 2:20 a.m. today, sending heavy smoke throughout the home. Robert Lee, 68, and his wife, Georgia Lee, 63,
tried to get their daughter out of the house but could not reach her bedroom before heavy smoke forced them to evacuate. Firefighters
also began searching the home when they arrived, but had to retreat when the roof began to collapse. Investigators think she escaped
her bedroom, but could not get out of the house.
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MURRAY, IA —
A Murray house was destroyed Tuesday night after a household dryer caught fire. Murray Fire
officials were called to the residence and stayed at the scene until about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. "When we reached the house, it
was fully engulfed," said Murray Fire Chief Aaron Brammer. "Such a terrible loss." The house is considered a total loss.
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SAN BERNARDINO, CA —
A dryer fire caused an estimated $30,000 damage to a San Bernardino home
and its contents Wednesday morning. The fire was reported about 9 a.m. Flames spread from the dryer to an
adjacent room before 22 firefighters extinguished the blaze, said San Bernardino Fire Capt. Kevinn Whitaker. The
fire was out in about 15 minutes, Whitaker said.
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ORINDA, CA —
A clothes dryer fire caused about $80,000 worth of damage to a house this afternoon, the Moraga-Orinda Fire District said. When firefighters arrived at the scene they saw a home garage burning, Fire Marshal Michael Mentink said. It took 22 firefighters about 30 minutes to have both blazes
controlled. The garage fire started when built-up lint could not properly exit the dryer because the exhaust pipe in the back was crimped, Mentink said.
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Dryer to Blame in House fire -
By Julie Hohnson - Press Democrat (11/10/2010) |
WIKIUP, CA —
Fire that destroyed much of a Wikiup home and garage ignited in a clothes dryer, fire
investigators said Wednesday. Charred clothes found inside the dryer led investigators to identify the machine as the fire's
source, said Cyndi Foreman, fire prevention officer with the Rincon Valley Fire Department. The Manka Circle home's structure
sustained $250,000 in damage and lost $200,000 of its contents in the fire, Foreman said. Fire destroyed the garage and much
of the roof. Heat, smoke and water caused extensive damage inside the house.
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LORAIN, OH —
The state fire marshal confirmed that a dryer caused a two-alarm fire in Conewago
Township Sunday afternoon that displaced eight people, according to fire officials. A fire was reported at 3:24 p.m. that
began in the laundry room, said Strinetown Fire Company Chief Steve Tawney. Nine fire companies were called to provide
adequate manpower, and the fire was taken care of within 20 minutes, Tawney said. The fire, which began in the dryer,
primarily damaged the kitchen and laundry room in the apartment. An adjacent home had its adjoining wall cut into to
help fight the blaze, Tawney said. Four adults and four children from the two homes were displaced.
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LORAIN, OH —
A dryer fire sent a woman to the hospital and shut down East Erie Avenue in Lorain
Saturday night. Firefighters arrived to find no flames but a lot of smoke and eventually hauled out the dryer. A woman who
was in the home when the fire started was walking around the scene but was eventually put on a stretcher and taken to be checked
out for smoke inhalation.
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DALLAS BAY, TN —
A 9-1-1 call was received regarding a house fire. Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) responded and
arrived on the scene reporting a dryer fire in the laundry room. Firefighters
extinguished the fire within minutes. Hamilton County EMS arrived on the scene and treated three adults for smoke
inhalation. According to the homeowner, he was drying clothes and heard the smoke detectors go off and went to investigate
when saw heavy smoke coming from the laundry room area. Chief Marcus Fritts, Dallas Bay VFD, reported the fire started in
the dryer's tumbler chamber.
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GAINESVILLE, FL —
Gainesville Fire Rescue crews were able to extinguish a dryer fire late Tuesday, preventing it
from destroying an apartment. The fire was contained to the dryer and was extinguished with water, fire officials said in a news release
about the incident. Officials said the fire would have rapidly become a much bigger event if the residents hadn't been alert and able
to quickly identify the problem and get everyone out safely. Firefighters also said the dryer fire is a reminder to residents never
to leave a dryer running unattended and to clean the lint trap frequently.
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HUDSON, MA —
The basement of a River Street home was heavily damaged this morning after a clothes
dryer ignited a fire, said Fire Chief John Blood. A resident reported her house was filling up with
smoke. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy smoke coming from the basement and were able to extinguish
the blaze. Blood said the basement of the home was “heavily” damaged and smoke damage was evident throughout the home.
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GLADSTONE, MI —
One Gladstone family got quite the scare when trying to do a load of laundry Tuesday morning. Their clothes dryer got
a little too hot when it caught on fire. The owners had attempted to put the fire out but were unsuccessful and decided
to go outside, according to Public Safety. The gas dryer was a complete loss and there was some water damage. The
culprit for the blaze is thought to be a lint buildup within the dryer.
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FRANKLIN, VA —
A clothes dryer triggered a fire that destroyed a home on Thursday
night. Firefighters were called at 11:52 p.m. to the home, said Franklin Fire and Rescue Capt. Richard
Grizzard. The loss of the home and its contents was set at $85,000, Grizzard said. No one was hurt
in the fire, which was ruled accidental.
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ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL —
A dryer fire at a duplex complex in Royal Palm Beach drove homeowners
out of their residence for a few hours Saturday night. Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue responded at 6:18 p.m. to
the call. Although the fire was contained to the area where the dryer is located, the house had a large amount
of smoke inside, said Capt. Don DeLucia, Fire-rescue's spokesman.
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TRENTON, NY —
Two adults and several children safely escaped from a house fire late Friday night. Holland Patent crews responded
to reports of a dryer fire at about 9:35 p.m., and said smoke was visible
upon arrival. By 10 p.m., flames were shooting from the rear of the farmhouse, and slowly spreading into the
eaves. By 10:45 p.m., the top portion of the house was heavily burning, and portions of the first-floor ceiling
were collapsing.
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PETALUMA, CA —
Rancho Adobe fire crews called to a residential structure fire early Wednesday morning found themselves battling
flames for one of their own: department support volunteer Dawn Davis. But despite their best efforts, family
memorabilia and other property were lost when the fire gutted the attached, two-car garage, fire Capt. Herb Wandel
said. The blaze also caused fire, heat and smoke damage throughout the house,
Wandel said. Fire investigators believe the fire started in the
dryer and quickly blew up, creating a glow visible from Highway 101, Wandel said.
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MIRA MESA, CA —
A fire that damaged a Mira Mesa home and garage was caused by a dryer,
said Maurice Luque, spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Firefighters reported black smoke
pouring from a garage engulfed in flames. Most of the flames were knocked down in about 30 minutes. Damage
was estimated at $400,000 to the house, and $100,000 to the contents, Luque said.
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SCHAUMBURG, IL —
No one was hurt Tuesday after a clothes dryer caught fire in a Schaumburg
townhome. Deputy Chief William Spencer said firefighters responded to a 911 report of smoke at the two-story,
two-bedroom home. When they arrived, they found a dryer on fire, with flames spreading to the rest of the utility
room, he said. The rest of the home had smoke damage, but no fire damage, he said. Spencer said lint in the
dryer is a typical cause of fire. "A lot of times what we see in dryers, if they’re not maintained, they can build
up a considerable amount of lint," he said. "And sometimes that will catch on fire, and if it does, it can spread
to anything that’s around the dryer."
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CINCINNATI, OH —
Union Township firefighters spent the afternoon battling a house fire. Fire Chief Stan Deimling said crews were called
to the residence at about 11:25 a.m. The fire started in the clothes dryer
and extended into the attic, Deimling said. The damage is estimated at about $40,000, he said. No one was hurt in the fire.
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HOUSTON, TX —
A family was lucky to escape injury early Monday after a clothes dryer sparked a fire
in their southeast Houston home. The homeowner said she was doing laundry at her home when she saw smoke coming from the
dryer. She grabbed her niece, got out of the home and called 911. HFD responded and found heavy smoke and flames
coming from the front and side of the house. They made a fast attack and extinguished the blaze, but the entire attached
garage and portion of the house was destroyed.
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LINCOLN, NE —
Lincoln Fire Department doused a clothes dryer fire Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters
entered the home from the rear where a dryer and clothes basket were burning. "The fire load was removed to the back yard and extinguished with two extinguishers," a LFD report stated. Firefighters set up ventilation to clear the home of smoke.
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WATERTOWN, MA —
An early-morning fire injured two Watertown firefighters and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage to a duplex on
Harrington Street. According to Captain Thomas Walsh, Watertown Fire Inspector, the
fire began in a clothes dryer. A report shows that it started when heat from the dryer ignited lint, dust and other materials that had built
up in the dryer’s exhaust vent. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the basement. They forced
entry through the rear door and went in with a fire hose. Damage was estimated at $50,000.
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Dryer fire reported -
By Billie Owens - The Batavian (9/28/2010) |
BETHANY, NY —
A dryer fire is reported at Creek Road in the Town of Bethany. It is out,
but the home is filled with smoke. A tanker and one fire engine were requested. The residents are out of the building.
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Dryer Fire -
By Joe Feldman - FOX CT and Grace Merritt - Hartford Courant (9/26/2010) |
MANSFIELD, CT —
Firefighters quickly extinguished a dryer fire that broke out Sunday night at
the base of the stairs in a split level ranch. The fire was beginning to extend out from the dryer and had filled the
house with smoke, but firefighters quickly got it under control, fire Captain Uri Lavitt said. |
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TAYLOR, PA —
A dryer fire displaced a family of three Tuesday evening. Firefighters were
called at about 6 p.m. to Loomis Ave., where they reportedly encountered heavy smoke. The Red Cross was assisting the three
people, including a child, who lived at the home, said the agency's emergency services director, Brian Wrightson. No one was
hurt, he said.
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BELOIT, WI —
A fire at a house Saturday evening caused thousands of dollars in damage. Beloit Fire Department responded to a fire call at
5:20 p.m. The fire began in a clothes dryer in the basement of the house,
according to fire department reports. Upon arrival firefighters observed smoke and flames coming from the basement. Structure
damage to the house was estimated at $10,000, while damage to the contents inside the house were valued at $20,000.
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ALBANY, GA —
Smoke detectors saved the lives of a Colquitt County family when their house went up in flames early Monday. A smoke alarm
awakened Clint Gray, his wife and 9 year old son. Firefighters believe the families clothes
dryer started the fire at their home on Sam Harrell Road in Moultrie. A firefighter suffered minor burns to his face, but is doing okay.
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Crew’s Fast Action Keeps Dryer Fire from Spreading -
By Don Bond - Norwich Bulletin (9/18/2010) |
PLAINFIELD, CT —
Quick action by firefighters Saturday afternoon contained a fire that started in a clothes
dryer to the basement of a four-family home on Cranska Road. Moosup Fire Chief Brian Theriault said smoke had filled
the basement of the home when he arrived on the scene. He called from assistance from the town’s three other fire
departments. “The fire appeared to be getting into the rafters and, with such a large house, I wanted to make sure we
had enough manpower if the fire began to spread,” Theriault said. Sterling Fire Marshal James Sweet, who filled in
for Plainfield Fire Marshal Paul Yellen, said a tenant in the home, Angela McLaughlin, was doing laundry and was in another
portion of her apartment when she smelled smoke. When she opened the door to the basement, she found the basement was
filled with smoke.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL —
An area of a Mandarin retirement home had to be evacuated early Saturday morning after a
fire started in a dryer in the first-floor laundry room, a spokesman with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. The
spokesman said the fire was easy for firefighters to contain and put out, but heavy smoke led to a precautionary evacuation of an
area of the building, affecting about 24 people. Francis added that firefighters, who numbered more than 50, would be monitoring
the residents' health as well as checking the four-story building room-by-room to ventilate and check the air quality.
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Cats Treated after House Fire -
By Allison Ryan - News Tribune (9/15/2010) |
SPRING VALLEY, IL —
A dryer fire in Spring Valley left the home’s owners uninjured but had
10/33 Ambulance staff attending to three tabby cats who had hidden in the smoky building. According to Ed Templeton,
fire department safety officer and public relations officer, police, who were the first on the scene, reported heavy smoke
coming from the home’s basement back door. After the smoke had cleared, firefighters found the three gray and black
cats. “There’s quite a bit of damage in the basement, around the clothes dryer,” Fire chief Gene Scheri said.
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CHATHAM, ON, CANADA —
No one was injured after escaping a small fire that broke out at a Wabash-area home on Sunday night. Dresden Fire Station
No. 6 responded to the fire around 7 p.m. Fire officials report the damage at $5,000 with approximately $85,000 being
saved. The fire started in a clothes dryer.
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NEW MARKET, AL —
A trailer is destroyed by fire and investigators believe a clothes dryer may be to blame. It
started just before one Sunday afternoon. Firefighters say the trailer was fully involved by the time they arrived.
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BATON ROUGE, LA —
A dryer sparked a fire that caused $120,000 in damage to an apartment Thursday
morning. Firefighters were called to the 500 block of Jennifer Jean to find the kitchen and laundry area of the apartment
engulfed. The fire was contained and quickly put out. While two people living in the apartment escaped unharmed,
two pet foxes being kept as pets died of smoke inhalation. A neighboring apartment received smoke and water damage.
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EL PASO, TX —
A stuffed lint filter sparked a dryer fire on the Far East Side today. Twenty-five firefighters
responded to the 12,600 block of Tierra Nogal. Damages are estimated at $3,000. No one was hurt.
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HUBER HEIGHTS, OH —
A dryer fire spreads to the kitchen of a house in the 4900 block of Powell Road
Tuesday afternoon. There was extensive damage. The people who lived there, two males and two females, were not hurt. The
Red Cross will provide them with temporary shelter.
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SEATTLE, WA —
Alarms and smoke pushed residents, guests -- and their pets -- out of a Summit Ave building after a dryer
caught fire. Seattle Fire initially responded with more than a dozen units to the reported blaze but the response was quickly downgraded
as the situation was brought under control. Both lanes of Summit Ave East were closed during the response.
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IRVINGTON, NY —
Approximately 60 students and 40 staff members were evacuated from Abbott House in Irvington this morning after a fire broke
out in a second-story laundry room, fire department officials said. Firefighters were able to gain entry to the building
through first-floor doors, sweeping the building to confirm that everyone had been evacuated. The flames were contained to
the second-floor laundry room, though officials are still unsure of the extent of the damage. "The fire started in a
clothes dryer," DePaoli said. "We believe it was caused by lint igniting."
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CHESTERFIELD, MI —
An overheated clothes dryer was the cause of a fire Sunday night fire at a Chesterfield
Township apartment complex, police said Monday. There were no injuries in the blaze that destroyed half of the 24-unit apartment
building near 23 Mile, east of I-94. "The building is not habitable," said Detective James Gates of the Chesterfield Township
Police Department. "There's no water, electricity."
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EVANSVILLE, IN —
An unattended clothes dryer is being blamed for starting a fire on Evansville’s
North Side. McCutchanville Fire Department District Chief Jeff Prittchett said the fire caused significant damage to an
adjacent bathroom. No injuries were reported. German and McCutchanville Township Fire Departments responded to the fire.
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ST. PAUL, MN —
A fire destroyed a home on 245th Avenue NE in Linwood Township. We're told the fire
started in a dryer, but spread to the rest of the house. Everyone made it out of the home safely. The damage is
estimated at $400,000.
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TAMPA, FL —
Lint from a clothes dryer caught fire, igniting a blaze that caused $60,000 in
damage. Jamie Godwin, 52, woke up early Wednesday to do some laundry, said Tampa Fire Rescue spokesman Bill Wade. She put
clothes in the dryer and left for about 10 minutes. When she returned, the dryer was on fire. Investigators determined
the fire was caused by a lint build-up in the dryer duct, Wade said.
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Dryer Fire Leaves $15,000 in Damage -
Stuart Clark and Gregory R. Norfleet, West Branch Times (9/1/2010) |
TIPTON, IA —
Fire caused an estimated $15,000 in damage to a Rochester home. Tipton Fire Chief Curt Woode said the
fire started in the lint trap of a dryer. Departments from Tipton, Atalissa, West Branch and West Liberty were called to the scene. The
fire burned for an undetermined period of time before firefighters arrived, resulting in a heavily damaged floor truss and smoke throughout the
structure. Chief Woode said there would likely be a costly cleanup of the damage. Firefighters were on the scene for about 1 1/2 hours.
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Dryer Fire Quelled -
By Bruno Matarazzo Jr., Salem News (8/23/2010) |
SALEM, MA —
Firefighters responded to a telephone call of a dryer fire. Salem fire Deputy Chief Brian Harrington said firefighters first
at the scene found smoke showing from the rear entrance, as well as the eaves and roof of the 2 1/2-story, single-family home. Firefighters put
out the fire before it extended to the above floors. Harrington said the fire appears to have started
in the dryer. The fire spread to nearby items in the basement. The fire caused $5,000 in damages.
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21 Cats, Dog Killed in House Fire -
By Kevin Connor, Toronto Sun (8/18/2010) |
TORONTO, CANADA —
Only four cats survived a house fire that killed a dog and 21 other felines. The blaze gutted the house. A father and son got out of the
house safely and the fire alarms were in working order. The fire started in a dryer. The fire
happened quickly, said Michael Freedman, who lives next door. "There was a tremendous amount of smoke, but the people got out okay, but they lost a
lot of animals. This family is very devoted to helping animals,” he said. The family works with animal rescue groups, said Dr. Attila Koroknai,
a vet at the Bathurst Dupont Animal Hospital. Damage from the fire is estimated at $400,000.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK —
A family escaped a dryer fire early Wednesday morning. Firefighters said the fire
was caused by a lint back-up in the dryer. Crews said the homeowner tried to put the fire out himself, but it got
out of control. There were two adults and four young children inside the house, but everyone made it out safely. There
is about $15,000 damage to the kitchen area.
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GRAND ISLAND, NE —
A pregnant woman is in the hospital and a Grand Island family is without a home Tuesday night after a household
dryer burst into flames. Two children and their grandmother
were home when the fire started. They safely left the building. Their pregnant mother came home and
ran inside the building thinking the children were still inside. Firefighters said she now suffers from
slight smoke inhalation. "The fire was contained to the laundry room area of the apartment. It did
extend a little bit into the walls," said Tim Hiemer, Grand Island Fire Department. The apartment manager
said just moments before the fire started members of the family called saying the dryer was smoking.
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MAPLE VALLEY, WA —
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety firefighters were dispatched to a home fire at 4:42 p.m. Firefighters found the home owner outside
and he stated that there was a fire inside the clothes dryer. He had used a portable
fire extinguisher to try to extinguish the fire before exiting. Firefighters made entry and found large amounts of smoke on the
second floor and a small fire still burning inside the dryer. Firefighters extinguished the fire using a water fire extinguisher
and ventilated the smoke from the house.
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ENDICOTT, NY —
A family is safe after fire crews responded quickly to a house fire. Crews from West Endicott, Town of Union and West
Corners all responded. Within 5 minutes fire fighters were on the scene. They say the
fire started in a dryer and the house suffered minor smoke damage. "They were very lucky. They were home, they knew to call
9-1-1. We had a good response. Firefighters say the dryer was in the garage and the fire spread through the wall into the
second floor of the house.
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DES MOINES, IA —
Fire department officials say a small fire at the Temple for Performing Arts on Tuesday morning was caused
by a clothes dryer. Fire crews responded to the building around 7 a.m. The dryer likely ignited because of heavy accumulation
of lint, officials said. There was some damage to the wall behind the dryer, and the floor was scorched.
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MEDWAY, MA —
An elderly woman was taken to the hospital yesterday for burns she suffered after the dryer
in her home caught on fire, officials said. She was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after she burned
her arms, right knee and the hair by her forehead, said Assistant Chief Jim Smith. Chief Paul Trufant said the fire was contained
to the basement, and as firefighters were ventilating the two-story home, an animal control officer retrieved
Lepak's dog.
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Firefighters Save House and Cat from Dryer Fire -
By Lisa Zahner - Vero News (7/13/2010) |
VERO BEACH, FL —
A dryer fire that could have quickly engulfed a house Tuesday night was put out
by Indian River County Firefighters. Firefighters from Stations 1, 3 and 4 responded with a three engines, a ladder truck
and an ambulance. Lt. Brian Nolan, spokesman for the Indian River County Fire Department, said the call came in at 8:30 p.m.
and that firefighters entered the home and extinguished the flames. They found one cat and secured it in a room while they
cleared out the smoke, which had already spread throughout the house. Nolan said these fires happen periodically when people
do not thouroughly clean out the lint trap every time the dryer is used.
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Dryer Fire Damages Home -
By Robby Douglas - Citrus Daily (7/10/2010) |
BEVERLY HILLS, FL —
A fire in a dryer on Friday is costing a Beverly Hills homeowner
$3,000. Responding firefighters at 8:50 p.m. found smoke showing from the structure. The crew initiated
an interior attack into the residence and found the dryer on fire in the laundry room. The fire was extinguished
shortly after the crews entered the structure. Quick work by firefighters is credited with keeping the fire from
spreading. Citrus County Fire Rescue urges everyone to make sure that the lint filter and vent are clear of any
lint prior to operating a clothes dryer to prevent the dryer from overheating.
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WEST JORDAN, UT —
A West Jordan mother and daughter came home from a morning walk to find smoke filling their
home. The culprit, the dryer. The flames
destroyed the washing machine, dryer, surrounding walls and the clothes inside the machines. The
homeowner simply left the house with the dryer running and came home to a complete mess. It's
something we all do, but can prevent simply by checking your dryer equipment. West Jordan Fire
Batallion Chief Reed Scharman said, "we should not be using plastic hoses, it needs to be metal and
cleaned out every once in a while." Besides the physical damage, smoke filled the entire home
leaving behind a mess and terrible smell.
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CHATHAM, GA —
A family was left homeless Thursday afternoon after their West Chatham trailer was damaged in a fire, according to
Southside Fire/EMS officials. Southside Fire crews were called to a trailer park after several people reported
smoke pouring from the single-wide mobile structure. Firefighters quickly installed water lines from pumper trucks
and confined the blaze to a kitchen and bedroom, said Southside Fire Battalion Chief Buster Sherrod. A
dryer caused the blaze.
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Elderly Lady Suffers Smoke Inhalation After Dryer Fire -
By Mike Wilkinson - Wiltshire Times (6/21/2010) |
WESTBURY, UK —
A tumble dryer caught fire in Westbury on Sunday morning causing an elderly
lady to require treatment by paramedics. Two fire crews from Westbury and Trowbridge were called out to the property at
Field Close at 11.43am. A paramedic administered oxygen to the woman who had suffered from
smoke inhalation.
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LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA —
A mother and three children were staying with neighbours after a dryer ignited Monday, causing a $1,500
fire. Firefighters called shortly before 6 p.m. arrived to find smoke coming out of the basement of the single-story
brick home. Crews put out the fire and removed the appliance and its contents before ventilating the building. Damage
was estimated at about $1,000 to the dryer and clothes. Firefighters were called from Lindsay, Ops and Emily, officials said.
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LA MESA, CA —
A fire caused between $10,000 and $15,000 to a home La Mesa Friday afternoon. According to a Heartland Fire
dispatcher, the blaze was reported at 4:17 p.m. Nineteen firefighters responded, and the fire was under
control in six minutes. The cause was a dryer, a dispatcher said.
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PASO ROBLES, CA —
Emergency fire sprinklers help local firefighters contain a small blaze at an apartment complex in Paso
Robles. It happened at 6:45p.m. Wednesday. Fire crews say a
clothes dryer caught fire in the building's laundry room. Fire sprinklers helped to keep flames from
spreading. Damage was contained to the dryer and some walls of the building.
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NEWNAN, GA —
Coweta County Fire Department investigators have determined a clothes dryer
was the cause of a fire Tuesday morning at a home on East Gordon Road. Coweta County firefighters responded
and found smoke coming from a 1,200-square-foot residence, according to Assistant Fire Chief Todd Moore. Units from
county fire stations 1, 3 and 4 responded to the scene and located the fire in the laundry room. The fire was
contained to that room.
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Teen Rescues Cat, Firefighters Revive Two Others -
By John Branton - The Columbian (5/29/2010) |
VANCOUVER, OR —
Two pet cats that were trapped in a burning home east of Hazel Dell on Friday afternoon were in bad shape when
firefighters carried them outside. But members of the Vancouver Fire Department and Fire District 6 used
pet resuscitation masks, giving the felines extra oxygen and helping them breathe. The first crew arrived
in eight minutes to find the home’s interior in flames that were spreading rapidly throughout the home and
producing heavy smoke. A 16-year-old boy had grabbed one family cat as he exited his home but had to leave
two cats behind. In the end, the inside of the home was extensively damaged, but the outside appeared
mostly intact. Damage was estimated at $350,000. A deputy fire marshal said
dryer lint buildup caused the blaze.
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RUTLAND, NY —
The buildup of lint in a clothes dryer vent was listed as the cause of a fire Tuesday
evening that destroyed a double-wide manufactured house in the town of Rutland. Joseph D. Plummer, Jefferson County director of
fire and emergency management, said the appliance had been used earlier in the day, causing lint to overheat and smolder beneath the
dwelling. The single-story structure became engulfed, and flames spread to a nearby garage.
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Dryer Fire Damages Home -
By Robbie Douglas - Citrus Daily (5/26/2010) |
CHASSAHOWITZKA, FL —
A fire that apparently started in a home's laundry room on Tuesday morning damaged a Chassahowitzka
home. The first to arrive nine minutes later were firefighters from the Homosassa Fire
Station. Arriving firefighters found smoke and fire coming from the washer and dryer area on
fire, the fire report said. The fire was extinguished within two minutes of arrival of the first
Engine crew. Crews then ventilated the home to remove the smoke that filled half the house. Damage
to the home was estimated at $5,000, and there were no injuries. The fire
started in the dryer.
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JAMESTOWN, ND —
The Jamestown Fire Department responded to a call at a residence around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The
dryer fire was reported at 10th St. S.E. The
occupants of the home had safely evacuated, according to initial reports.
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Dryer Fire Causes $10,000 in Damage -
By George Graham - The Republican (4/28/2010) |
SPRINGFIELD, MA —
A clothes dryer fire caused some $10,000 in damage to a
McKnight neighborhood apartment Wednesday morning. A woman, who may have suffered from smoke
inhalation, was treated at the scene and declined to be taken to a hospital, Fire Department spokesman
Dennis G. Leger said. Leger said most of the damage came from smoke. The whole apartment
needs to be painted, it’s really black, he said. Leger said the fire broke out in a high-efficiency
dryer that was in the kitchen.
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NORTHAMPTON, MA —
A fire in a clothes dryer led authorities to close a
section of West Street this morning. Fire Chief Brian Duggan said firefighters quickly stopped
the blaze, which had started in one of several dryer's in basement of the business and spread to the
second floor through air ducts. There was a significant buildup of lint that may have contributed
to the fire, Duggan said.
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ST. CLAIR, TN —
A fire in a utility room at St. Clair Elementary School Monday evening destroyed a washer and
dryer but won’t interrupt classes today. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday, four Hawkins County
fire departments were dispatched to a fire alarm at the small rural school. Hawkins County
Emergency Management Agency Director Gary Murrell said the fire was in a room next to the kitchen
and was started by a dryer that was in use. Murrell
said a new fire alarm system, which calls directly to Central Dispatch when smoke is detected, saved
valuable response time and probably saved the building from serious fire damage.
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POPLAR BLUFF, MO —
A Region 8 family is homeless after fire guts their mobile home late Sunday night. David Green's
home in Poplar Bluff was destroyed Sunday night after his dryer
caught fire. Green said he just returned from church when he smelled smoke. Green
managed to get his pregnant fiancé and 6-year-old step daughter out of the home safely. The home
is a total loss.
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Home Damaged by Dryer Fire -
By John Crawford - CFTK TV (4/22/2010) |
TERRACE, BC CANADA —
A dryer fire caused extensive smoke damage to a home
on Agar Avenue, on Terrace's southside, early yesterday morning. Fire Department spokesperson
Dave Jephson says the blaze was reported at around 1:15am. Jephson says fortunately, the fire
department was able to contain the fire damage to the basement.
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ALTHAM, UK —
A FAMILY lost all their possessions in less than 20 minutes after a
blaze sparked by a dryer wrecked their home. Firefighters believe the fire began when a fluff
build-up in the tumble dryer caught fire because of the heat produced by the machine. They spent three
hours tackling the blaze, which was so powerful it blew glass units out of the windows.
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MINT HILL, NC —
A clogged dryer vent caused a fire at a home in eastern
Mecklenburg County Tuesday morning. Firefighters received the call around 9 a.m. The fire
scorched the vinyl siding near the side door and caused more than $25,000 in damage.
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San Diego, CA —
A house was heavily damaged and a cat was killed by a fire
that started in a clothes dryer Sunday, a dispatcher with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
said. The flames were extinguished in about 15 minutes and, while no people were hurt, a cat
was found dead, she said. The fire caused $100,000 damage to the house and $50,000 to contents,
according to the dispatcher.
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GRAND FORKS, ND —
Residents and employees of the Northlands Rescue Mission in Grand Forks were evacuated Thursday
morning after a clothes dryer caught fire in a
laundry room. Firefighters extinguished the fire and brought the dryer into an alley next
to the mission. Smoke spread through the five floors of the building, senior firefighter
Brandon Boespflug said. We’d want to remind people, don’t leave their dryers unattended,
Boespflug said.
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JACKSONVILLE, IL —
Smoke from a clothes dryer fire caused about
$10,000 damage to a house Thursday afternoon. When the homeowner opened the dryer in
the basement, flames shot out, according to Capt. Bryan McGee of the Jacksonville Fire
Department. She then ran upstairs and called 911, McGee said. There was smoke
damage throughout the one-story wood-frame house.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN —
No one was injured when an apparent dryer fire
broke out in a Chattanooga home Tuesday afternoon. Chattanooga firefighters got the alarm
just after noon. Flames were shooting through the roof of the garage when the first
firefighters got on the scene. Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control but
he damage was extensive with a loss estimated at $100,000.
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PORTSMOUTH, NH —
City firefighters swarmed a basement dryer fire
shortly after 1 p.m. and brought the blaze under control within minutes. The fire caused
enough smoke damage that it rendered the home uninhabitable for the time being, Fire Capt. Bernie
Marvin said. The fire spread from inside the appliance and burned a variety of basement's
contents and shattered some of the cellar windows.
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Dryer Blamed for House Fire -
By Nancy Gonter - The Republican (4/3/2010) |
WARE, MA —
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a Friday morning blaze at a single-family home
that was reported as a clothes dryer fire, Chief
Thomas W. Coulombe said. When they arrived shortly after 10:30 a.m., firefighters found
heavy smoke coming from the two-story home. T hey were called by the residents who said
the dryer was on fire, Coulombe said. It took nearly 45 minutes to bring the fire under
control. It spread from the basement where the dryer was located into the walls of the first
floor, the chief said.
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GAINESVILLE, GA —
A fire caused by a dryer destroyed Nicole and
Michael Walker's Gainesville home. The tragic fire happened as Nicole was going
to see her husband for the first time since a 10 month deployment in Afghanistan. The
Gainesville home was gutted by fire.
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EL PASO, TX —
A clothes dryer is to blame for a blaze that displaced
a family Wednesday morning in east El Paso. When crews arrived around 11:30 a.m., they
found heavy smoke and flames coming from the laundry room of the home. Lt. Mario Hernandez
with the El Paso Fire Department told KFOX two adults who were home at the time of the fire
escaped with their dog before firefighters arrived. The fire was ruled accidental, damages
were estimated at over $50,000.
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One Fire Destroys Two Homes -
9 &10 News (3/31/2010) |
MESICK, MI —
Two families are feeling the burn after one fire tore through their community. Those
families lost almost everything, and today they're trying to move on. The fire started
Tuesday night in Wexford County. After sifting through the mess, the Fire Chief thinks
a dryer is the cause of all the chaos.
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Man Injured by Clothes Dryer Fire Dies -
By Gary Kean - The Western Star (3/30/2010) |
CORNER BROOK, NL CANADA —
A build-up of dryer lint is being blamed for
a fire that has cost a Corner Brook man his life. The 62-year-old man, who
was removed from a residence on Wheeler’s Road with serious burns , died at the Health
Sciences Centre in St. John’s. According to a press release issued Monday by the
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, the RNC’s fire investigator has determined the probable
cause was a result of a clothes dryer vent hose overheating due to a buildup of lint,
causing fire to start in the surrounding combustible materials.
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CANONSBURG, PA —
Fire crews said a dryer caught on fire
and sent flames shooting through the second story of a Washington County home. The fire
happened on Wednesday morning at a home in Canonsburg. Even though crews were able to
contain the flames to just the one room, there was some other damage throughout the
house. "There's a good bit of fire damage in the bathroom laundry area and there's
extensive heat and smoke damage throughout the rest of the house,"
said Assistant Canonsburg Fire Chief Dave Rhome.
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GROTTOES, VA —
A mobile home fire in Grottoes has left one family displaced. The fire began Wednesday
morning. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the far end of the house. The
laundry room, kitchen, living room and one bedroom were destroyed. Firefighters suspect it
was a build up of lint in the dryer that caused the
fire. The family of five said they are not sure where they will stay but are
thankful no one was hurt.
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WEST ASHLEY, SC —
A family of four was forced out of the West Ashley home by a fire early Monday
morning. Both the Charleston City Fire Department and St. Andrews Fire Department
responded to the fire. When they arrived, the family had gotten out of the house
and smoke was visible. The first floor sustained smoke, water, and fire
damage. The smoke also damaged the second floor. Officials said the
flames started in a dryer.
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CHARD, SOMERSET, UK —
FIRE crews have extinguished a tumble dryer fire
at a house in the Furzehill area of Chard this afternoon. They were called to the incident
at 2.10pm to find smoke coming out of an out building. The tumble dryer was severely damaged
by the fire and the out building suffered moderate damage by smoke and heat.
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VERMILION, OH —
A house fire broke out around 1 p.m. Friday. No one was reported injured according to
Vermilion Fire Department Chief Chris Stempowski. Stempowski said the fire
is believed to have started in the dryer in the
back of the house. From there, it spread through the ceiling and up into the attic. The
woman who lives in the house made it out and was treated by paramedics, he said. He added
that she had several pets in the home, most of which made it out safely.
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LAKE COMO, NJ —
Firefighters have extinguished a fire believed to have started
in a basement dryer. Two people in the home when the fire began, around 6:05 p.m., were
able to escape before emergency responders arrived on the scene, Sgt. Nick Lakas said. The fire
was extinguished within 15 to 20 minutes, Lakas said. It did not spread beyond the basement,
which mostly only suffered water and smoke damage, Lakas said.
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Fire Forces Evacuation of Townhouse -
WSLS NBC News 10 (3/4/2010) |
LYNCHBURG, VA —
A dryer fire evacuated a townhouse on Lynchburg
College’s campus Thursday morning. About a dozen students were evacuated, authorities
said. Three security guards were treated on the scene for smoke inhalation, but no other
injuries were reported. Emergency dispatchers received a call about the fire at 7:54
a.m. It began in a dryer in the townhouse’s basement, said Battalion Chief
Ninette Heath. Heath praised the three security guards, whom she said ensured the
students were out of the building quickly.
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Firefighters Respond to Fire -
By Dennis Yusko - Times Union (3/2/2010) |
COHOES, NY —
Three fire departments were called to extinguish a house fire that started just before
6 p.m. Cohoes, Watervliet and Green Island firefighters were at the scene of the fire,
which they said started in a clothes dryer in
a rear area of the home, according to Cohoes Capt. Will Charbonneau. No one was injured
in the fire, which caused some smoke damage and forced a young couple from the two-story home
that was closely bordered by other homes.
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Neighbor Spots Fire, Alerts Family -
By Robert Boyer - The Times News (2/26/2010) |
BURLINGTON, NC —
Sharp eyes and quick thinking kept a fire from possibly turning deadly in north-central Burlington,
firefighters said. The fire apparently began sometime before 3 p.m., said Burlington Fire Capt.
Bud Catoe. Heavy smoke billowed from the home’s attic when firefighters arrived several minutes
after getting the call at 3 p.m., Catoe said. A dryer
had caught fire and sparked the blaze, Catoe said. Firefighters put out the fire in just
under 15 minutes, but it had already started burning the walls of the utility room. Damage to
the home was estimated at roughly $10,000.
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WOODBRIDGE, VA —
A family was displaced when a fire broke out in a Woodbridge townhouse. Responding fire and
rescue units found a fire raging on the first floor of the townhouse. Two adults and two children
were home and were safely evacuated. Two firefighters suffered minor burns and were treated. Officials
said the cause of the fire was a malfunctioning dryer
vent. Property damage is estimated at $100,000, according to the Prince William County Fire Marshal's Office.
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ALTON, IL —
Two pets died and a firefighter was injured when a dryer ignited in an apartment in the Oakwood Estates
housing project. Alton Fire Department responded at 12:40 p.m. after a neighbor called 911. "When
we arrived smoke was showing," said Capt. Tim Quigley with the Alton Fire Department. Quigley said the
tenant had left shortly before the blaze began and returned as soon as she heard about it. "She lost
both her pets," he said. Quigley said the cause of the fire
was determined to be the dryer. He said the blaze likely started from overheating or lint
buildup.
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Family of Nine Escapes House Fire -
Fox 6 Now (2/22/2010) |
MILWAUKEE, WI —
A South Milwaukee house fire leaves a family of nine homeless. The fire raced through their
home late this morning, and the smoke quickly filled the house. The one who discovered the
fire and alerted everyone was just three-years-old. The family who lived at the home managed
to escape with their lives, but they lost everything else.Three-year-old Hannah was the first to
see fire shooting out of the basement dryer.
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Nine Evacuated After Dryer Blaze -
The Press (2/22/2010) |
YORK, UK —
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a property in Bull Lane on Saturday afternoon after reports of a
kitchen fire. Fire crews from York and Acomb attended the scene shortly before
2.30pm. Eight adults, a baby and two dogs were evacuated from the property. Paramedics
at the scene treated one woman for smoke inhalation. A spokesman said the blaze, which
started in a tumble dryer, caused severe fire
and smoke damage to the kitchen.
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ALTOONA, PA —
An Altoona woman and her three children are homeless after flames rip through their
home. The blaze broke out a little after 7:30PM Wednesday. It took city
firefighters more than two hours to bring the flames under control. Part of 6th
Avenue was closed for about three hours. The call came into the Blair County
911 center as a reported dryer
fire. The house is a total loss.
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Fire Sends Seniors to Hospital -
By Tammy Stables Battaglia - Detroit Free Press (2/11/2010) |
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI —
A dryer fire hospitalized four Farmington Hills senior
citizens and forced others out of their homes early today. The fire broke out
at Detroit Baptist Manor, 30245 W. 13 Mile Road, Farmington Hills Police Lt. John Markey
said. Residents were taken to a common area in the building while firefighters battled
the flames, Markey said. A firefighter said the hospitalized seniors were transported
mainly for smoke inhalation.
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ENID, OK —
An Enid home sustained considerable damage from an accidental
dryer fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire was contained mostly in one room in the back of
the house. The suppression crews made a quick knockdown of the fire, said Bill Moss, assistant
fire marshal. The property was valued at $40,000 and sustained an estimated $18,000 damage.
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ROCKFORD, IL —
A Rockford family gets help from the Red Cross after fire damages their home. Firefighters
were called tjust before two this afternoon. They found a
fire in the dryer, but it had spread to the ceiling and appliances near it. The fire damaged
the basement, but smoke got to the rest of the house. It caused about $20,000 damage.
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METHUEN, MA —
A 2-alarm fire at a split-level house on Anderson Drive caused extensive damage to the structure but
no injuries to the occupants or firefighters battling the blaze. The house is heavily damaged
and could not be occupied after the fire, according to police Lt. Kevin Mahoney. It appears
the blaze started in a dryer in the basement.
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ROCHESTER, NY —
A fire at a two-unit Bay Street home on Thursday displaced two families. City firefighters responded to
the fire at Bay St. about 8 p.m. Fire officials said the fire was
caused by a clothes dryer. The Red Cross is helping the victims.
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Dryer Fire Leaves Family Without Home -
By Monica Pryts - The Sharon Herald (2/3/2010) |
FAIRVIEW, PA —
An overheated clothes dryer started a fire Monday night at a
Fairview Township home, forcing the family to live elsewhere. The 6:30 p.m. fire was ruled accidental,
said George Benninghoff, chief of Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department. The spread was very rapid, Benninghoff
said Tuesday. Flames were coming from the roof when firefighters arrived and parts of the home not
destroyed by the heat were heavily damaged by smoke and water.
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ELYRIA, OH —
A fire that started in a clothes dryer caused $20,000 damage
to an Elyria home and forced the homes’ occupants to find somewhere else to stay. The fire started in
the dryer, Elyria Fire Department Chief Rich Benton said. The fire spread to some boxes surrounding
the dryer in the home’s basement. The fire caused $15,000 damage to the home and $5,000 to
its contents, Benton said.
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GONZALES, TX—
A historic home in Gonzales caught fire and was heavily damaged by fire and
smoke. At 4:43 p.m., the call came in to the Gonzales Fire Department that a house located at
St. Francis Street was on fire. Gonzales Fire Chief Keith Schmidt said they have determined the
fire apparently started with an dryer located in the
northeast corner of the house on the bottom floor.
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Clothes-dryer Fire -
By Henry Frederick - New Smyrna Beach News (1/28/2010) |
EDGEWATER, FL —
A clothes-dryer fire Wednesday afternoon in the garage
of a home at 36th St. was quickly extinguished by Edgewater Fire-Rescue, but not before causing $20,000
in damages. However, firefighters prevented the 12:01 fire from spreading, which saved the $150,000
home, said Capt. Jill Danigel, the agency's spokeswoman. "Upon arrival crews found flames and heavy
smoke pouring for the attached garage of the home," Danigel said. Due to the extensive damage in
the garage, the power supply to the residence had to be shut off and the occupants have been temporarily
displaced from the home.
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SPRINGFIELD, IL —
Springfield fire officials say lint in a dryer vent sparked
a blaze that damaged a home Thursday morning. People in the house heard the smoke alarm
go off around 7:40 a.m. No injuries were reported, but firefighters said two adults and four
children were displaced. There was damage to the first floor and the attic.
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NAVARRE, FL —
After a mere six minutes, Holley-Navarre Fire District firefighters had contained and later extinguished
a dryer vent fire Monday afternoon. Central dispatch received a structure fire call around 2:23 p.m.,
with the first crews arriving on scene at 2:29 p.m. Smoke could be seen billowing from the garage
door. The wife of the homeowner was home at the time, doing laundry. Unbeknownst to her,
the vent caught fire while a load of laundry was
drying. Firefighters were able to rescue a dog trapped in the smoke-filled house. The
fire caused roughly $3,000 in damage.
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KINGSTOWNE, VA —
A clothes dryer has been blamed for an accidental fire
in a townhouse Thursday night. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department says the fire did
about $75,000 damage in the 7300 block of Larrup Court. The family living there escaped without
injury. The fire damaged the first floor kitchen and extended to the second floor.
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QUINCY,MA —
The back of the house was damaged Wednesday after a clothes
dryer caught fire. A Quincy firefighter said they received the call at 2:32
p.m. Three engines, two ladder trucks and a rescue vehicle responded, Capt. John Gillan of
the fire department said.
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ST. HELENS, UK —
A tumble dryer caused fire damage at a house in St
Helens. A neighbour alerted fire crews to a fire in Wisteria Way at 1pm on Sunday. Crews
forced entry into the house to find the tumble dryer in the ground floor utility room had set on
fire. The fire caused severe damage to the room and smoke damage to the house. Crews
used a hose reel to put the fire out.
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ALLIANCE, OH —
A couple was forced from their home Monday when a fire broke out in the basement of the house. The fire,
according to the city Fire Department, apparently was started by a clothes
dryer. It went up the steps to the upper level, said Inspector Guy Aumend of the Fire
epartment. Downstairs was worse. Upstairs was just smoke damage. Damage was estimated at
$10,000 to contents and $10,000 to the structure.
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Clothes Dryer Blamed for Apartment Fire -
By Alexander Supgul - FOX News Houston (1/5/2010) |
HOUSTON, TX —
Four units in a southwest Houston apartment complex are left damaged after fire spreads from a
laundry room. Houston firefighters arrived Tuesday to find heavy smoke coming from a two-story
building within the complex. Firefighters made what they call a "fast attack" and determined
that the fire started from a dryer in the laundry
room. Flames spread upstairs to a boiler room and through a wall and ceiling to cause damage
to two second-level units. Two units on the first level had smoke and water damage.
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RIVIERA BEACH, FL —
A Riviera Beach couple was displaced after a dryer in their house caught fire Monday morning. The
fire started at about 7 a.m. Fire investigators said they believe the
blaze started from a dryer in a utility room and spread to the rest of the house.
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA —
A century-old farmhouse that sits on historic property in the Wilderness Battlefield area was destroyed
by fire this weekend. Both tenants of the home and their dog escaped without injury
Saturday. The fire started in a clothes dryer shortly
after 6 p.m. The occupants were impeded in their ability to extinguish it by water pipes impacted
by the sub-freezing temperatures, according to resident Susan Lyons.
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BELOIT, WI —
A Beloit family stayed with relatives Sunday night after a fire damaged their home. It happened
just before 10 p.m. Firefighters say it started in
a clothes dryer. The fire damaged the basement and first floor, plus there is smoke
damage throughout the house.
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Fire Damages Home in St.Clair Township -
By Tara Hagan - Ontario Observer (1/3/2010) |
ONTARIO, CANADA —
Three people made it out safely, after a fire broke out at a St.Clair Township home, Sunday
morning. Volunteer firefighters from Brigden and Courtright stations responded just after
11 a.m., where officials say a fire was sparked by a
clothes dryer. "The washer and dryer were in the kitchen, so it pretty much gutted
the kitchen out," said St.Clair Township Fire Chief Roy Dewhirst. "And there was heavy smoke
damage throughout the rest of the house." Dewhirst said three people were at the home when
the fire broke out, and one was taken to Petrolia's CEEH hospital for observation.
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OAKWOOD HILLS, IL —
A fire that started in a dryer damaged an Oakwood Hills home
Saturday and resulted in minor injuries to two firefighters. A resident at 13 Lakeshore Drive smelled
smoke and called for help. Firefighters found smoke coming from the rear of the two-story home and
were advised the fire was in the lower level utility room. The Fox River Grove and Nunda Rural fire
departments provided water tankers at the scene as the home is located in an area without fire
hydrants. Two firefighters from the Cary Fire Protection District were taken in good condition
to Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington for evaluation of smoke inhalation.
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KITTERY, ME —
A two-alarm blaze in a residence caused significant damage to a single-family home. Kittery Deputy
Fire Chief Jason Lonergan said no one was injured in the blaze at the home. Radio communications
indicated the fire began in a dryer. The fire summoned
units from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, York, Portsmouth and Kittery. The fire caused the most damage
in the first floor of the home, but burned up the side of the two-story residence. Firefighters used
water from a tanker to knock down the fire, but supplemented water by running a hose from a hydrant
down the dead-end street. The deputy chief said occupants of the home would not be allowed to
return to their residence.
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