Dryer Fire News

NTV - 2018-09-12

KVFD said they determined a clothes dryer had caught fire due to a possible mechanical issues and removed the burned appliance and ... ...read more

Napa Valley Register - 2018-09-12

A family was displaced when a dryer caught fire in a home closet on the 200 block of Walnut Street Monday night, the Napa Fire Department ... ...read more

MyDaytonDailyNews - 2018-09-12

UPDATE @ 4:45 a.m: Multiple families were displaced after a dryer caught fire inside an apartment building on Belle Meadows Drive early ... ...read more

KULR-TV - 2018-09-12

It's his job to identify the obvious and the hidden fire threats in homes ... "Cleaning your lint filter, cleaning the inside of your dryer of the lint item. ...read more

Brattleboro Reformer - 2018-09-12

Clothing in a dryer caught fire, she said. ... She said the fire caused extensive smoke damage in the shelter, which will have to be professionally ... ...read more

Gephardt Daily - 2018-09-12

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 28, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — South Jordan's District Megaplex Theatres were evacuated after a dryer fire ... ...read more

Vermillion Plain Talk - 2018-08-27

The fire reportedly began in a clothes dryer, which can be seen in the yard in front of the house. Light smoke was present in the building but the ... ...read more

MassLive.com - 2018-08-27

CHICOPEE - Four people were displaced after a dryer in the basement of their home caught fire Sunday. The fire at 100 Stebbins St. was ... ...read more

Cape Cod Times - 2018-08-27

BOURNE — A fire Thursday night could have been a lot worse had the person who discovered it not acted accordingly, a Bourne Fire ... ...read more

Chicago Daily Herald - 2018-08-27

No injuries were reported early Sunday after fire broke out in a ... Court at 1:31 a.m. arrived to find smoke on the first floor and a dryer fire in the ... ...read more

WDBJ7 - 2018-08-13

Upon arrival, crews found a dryer on fire and were able to extinguish the flames shortly after. The house sustained minimal damage, crews say. ...read more

MyDaytonDailyNews - 2018-08-13

UPDATE @ 7:10 p.m.: The house fire was traced to a clothes dryer in the basement and the appliance's motor could have locked up, ... ...read more

York News-Times - 2018-08-13

YORK – At 8:51 a.m., Monday, the York Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at Nutrition Services at Fourth and Division Avenue. ...read more

Patch.com - 2018-08-13

ORLAND PARK, IL -- Firefighters saved three elderly residents and their dogs after a dryer caught on fire inside an Orland Park home on Friday ... ...read more

MyDaytonDailyNews - 2018-08-09

Firefighters have responded to reports of a house fire on West Pleasant Street in Springfield Wednesday afternoon. Crews were dispatched to ... ...read more

MassLive.com - 2018-08-09

While fire investigators could not definitely say the cause was the dryer until it is examined more closely, malfunctioning electrical controls ... ...read more

Eagle-Tribune - 2018-08-09

Firefighters responded to a call from a woman at 51 Andover St. about a possible dryer fire at 10:09 a.m., Tuesday. Residents in the home were ... ...read more

WHAV News - 2018-08-09

A house fire in the wall behind a clothes dryer left an Andover family's home with smoke and water damage after a quickly contained blaze ... ...read more

Bury Times - 2018-08-09

The warning follows a house fire in Bury on Sunday when a kitchen was destroyed by a tumble dryer igniting. In the last three years there has ... ...read more

Reuters - 2018-08-09

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed on judicial economy grounds most of a property insurer's lawsuit against Electrolux Home ... ...read more

Law.com - 2018-08-09

According to Leeson's opinion, Allstate sued Electrolux on behalf of its insureds, who sustained losses from the dryer fires and the company ... ...read more

FOX 46 Charlotte - 2018-08-09

CHARLOTTE. NC (FOX 46 WJZY) - A dryer is to blame for causing a fire at a northeast Charlotte home Saturday evening. The Charlotte Fire ... ...read more

WspyNews (press release) - 2018-08-03

Fire officials say fire crews responded to a dryer fire at the Plano Laundromat Express on W. South St. on Thursday afternoon. Little Rock-Fox ... ...read more

KSBY San Luis Obispo News - 2018-08-03

Dryers cause thousands of fires a year when they get too dirty. Lint can build up in these common household appliances and catch fire if they ... ...read more

The Sun Chronicle - 2018-07-30

An employee who attempted to put out the fire was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation, Puleo said. Firefighters also had to ... ...read more

fox2now.com - 2018-07-30

CEDAR HILL, Mo. - A Jefferson County family lost its home, belongings, and new puppy after investigators said the family's clothes dryer caught ... ...read more

KSBY San Luis Obispo News - 2018-07-30

Firefighters were called to a fire late Monday night at the San Simeon Lodge. A dryer and a garbage can reportedly caught fire around 10 p.m. ... ...read more

Enid News & Eagle - 2018-07-30

The cause of a house fire in Enid Thursday likely was a clothes dryer, ... It's believed the fire started in the clothes dryer, with no one home when ... ...read more

Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 - 2018-07-30

MADISON, Wis. - Firefighters found smoldering clothes in a dryer Tuesday night when responding to a fire call on Madison's east side, ... ...read more

Patch.com - 2018-07-30

STUDIO CITY, CA — A fire began in a clothes dryer and spread to the walls of a Studio City house Monday afternoon, but no one was hurt. ...read more

Fox11online.com - 2018-07-30

RIPON (WLUK) -- Firefighters said a dryer is responsible for a fire Sunday evening in Ripon. Crews said the fire destroyed a home on County ... ...read more

OttawaMatters.com - 2018-07-30

Gatineau fire crews were called to a home at 337 des Framboisiers around 9:40 a.m. Thursday, to deal with a blaze caused by a malfunctioning ... ...read more

KHOU.com - 2018-07-19

Some Austin firefighters have a side business cleaning out lint behind and inside your dryer so it won't catch on fire. Experts say it's a good idea ... ...read more

NorthJersey.com - 2018-07-19

Firefighters responded to a Wyckoff fire on Saturday. "The fire was contained to the [clothes] dryer," Wyckoff Fire Chief Tim Brock said on the ... ...read more

KVUE.com - 2018-07-19

That's why a group of full-time professional firefighters are using what little off-time they have to teach dryer fire prevention by going into homes ... ...read more

The Tennessean - 2018-07-19

The Facebook post states that the initial investigation indicates that a clothes dryer could have caused the fire, though it is not clear if the ... ...read more

Steamboat Pilot and Today - 2018-07-19

Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters were called at about 11:45 p.m. to the 65-unit Bear Claw II condominiums, where a dryer had ... ...read more

Times Colonist - 2018-07-19

The staff member smelled smoke and found the dryer on fire in an upstairs part of the Fort Street pub, said general manager Brock Carbery. ...read more

Albert Lea Tribune - 2018-07-19

The Albert Lea Fire Department responded to a dryer fire at the laundromat on Hendrickson Road Monday night. Sarah Kocher/Albert Lea ... ...read more

Ottawa Citizen - 2018-07-09

A fire in a Laurier Avenue apartment building turned out to be less serious than first thought after a clothes dryer caught fire, sending heavy ... ...read more