Dryer Fire News

LEX18 Lexington KY News - 2017-12-08

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) One person was treated for possible smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a home Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out around 3:45 on Chatsworth Drive, near Eastland Parkway. One person inside the residence was treated at the scene for possible smoke inhalation, but ... ...read more

WGAL Lancaster - 2017-12-05

Crews fight suspected dryer fire at Armstrong plant in Lancaster County. Share. 46 Shares ... Crews returned to the scene of an overnight fire at the Armstrong World Industries plant in Marietta, Lancaster County, on Tuesday morning. ... Fire police on the scene tell News 8 the fire may have started in a dryer. ...read more

West Hawaii Today - 2017-12-04

KAILUA-KONA — A dryer fire in a downtown condo forced evacuation of several residents Sunday morning. Hawaii Fire Department first got the call to Kona Pacific Condominium on Walua Road at 10:56 a.m. Most residents had already self-evacuated when crews arrived on scene. Hawaii Fire Battalion ... ...read more

WGAL Lancaster - 2017-12-04

Crews fight suspected dryer fire at Armstrong plant in Lancaster County. Share. Shares ... Crews returned to the scene of an overnight fire at the Armstrong World Industries plant in Marietta, Lancaster County, on Tuesday morning. ... Fire police on the scene tell News 8 the fire may have started in a dryer. ...read more

LevittownNow.com - 2017-12-01

Dryer Fire Brings Crews To Bristol Street. Tom Sofield ... Firefighters were dispatched to the 100 block of Buckley Street in Bristol for a heater fire. They arrived to ... Crews found a dryer on fire in the basement of the home, spewing smoke throughout the dwelling, Slack told LevittownNow.com. The fire was ... ...read more

WGAL Lancaster - 2017-12-01

Crews fight suspected dryer fire at Armstrong plant in Lancaster County. Share. 42 Shares ... Crews returned to the scene of an overnight fire at the Armstrong World Industries plant in Marietta, Lancaster County, on Tuesday morning. ... Fire police on the scene tell News 8 the fire may have started in a dryer. ...read more

Kenosha News - 2017-11-29

The total affected was not immediately known as the Red Cross was working with building management directly, Haerter said. At least four apartments were affected by the fire itself or water damage below the apartment where the dryer was located. “This is the second sprinkler-suppressed fire within a ... ...read more

WGAL Lancaster - 2017-11-29

Crews fight suspected dryer fire at Armstrong plant in Lancaster County. Share. 29 Shares ... Crews returned to the scene of an overnight fire at the Armstrong World Industries plant in Marietta, Lancaster County, on Tuesday morning. ... Fire police on the scene tell News 8 the fire may have started in a dryer. ...read more

WBAY - 2017-11-27

(WBAY) -- The Appleton Fire Department is reminding people to not overload dryers after a dryer fire at a laundromat Wednesday afternoon. ...read more

WKRN.com - 2017-11-22

ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) – A dryer is believed to have sparked a fire at an Antioch home early Monday afternoon. It happened around 12:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Brittany Park Drive. The homeowner said he was drying pillows in the dryer when it caught on fire. He said smoke and flames were coming ... ...read more

The Patriot Ledger - 2017-11-22

WEYMOUTH - A Weymouth Fire Engine just happened to be driving down North Street when it passed a burning home that had caught fire due to excessive dryer lint Tuesday morning. There were no injuries, but the fire department says it expects there to be around $70,000 in damage to the single-family ... ...read more

Asbury Park Press - 2017-11-22

MIDDLETOWN — A suspected dryer fire damaged two adjacent homes on Saturday when it spread through the crawl space that connected the houses, according to the Middletown Township Fire Department. About 60 firefighters from six companies in Middletown responded before noon to the homes, ... ...read more

Northwest Herald - 2017-11-20

CARY – The second floor of a Cary home sustained heat and smoke damage after a dryer caught fire Wednesday morning. Cary firefighters ... ...read more

Patch.com - 2017-11-20

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — An overheated dryer caused this fire Saturday at a home in the North Middletown section of the Township. ...read more

New Castle News - 2017-11-20

Fires in dryers were the topic of discussion at a Lawrence County Prison Board meeting Wednesday. A recent fire at the Lawrence County jail ... ...read more

WKRN.com - 2017-11-20

ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) – A dryer is believed to have sparked a fire at an Antioch home early Monday afternoon. It happened around 12:20 ... ...read more

Asbury Park Press - 2017-11-20

MIDDLETOWN — A suspected dryer fire damaged two adjacent homes on Saturday when it spread through the crawl space that connected the ... ...read more

The Patriot Ledger - 2017-11-08

WEYMOUTH - A Weymouth Fire Engine just happened to be driving down North Street when it passed a burning home that had caught fire due ... ...read more

ConsumerReports.org - 2017-11-06

Every year, firefighters across the country respond to around 14,630 home fires caused by clothes dryers, according to the National Fire ... ...read more

Cornwall Live - 2017-11-06

A spokesman for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said: “Penzance, St Just and a whole time officer responded to an incident involving a ... ...read more

News-Press Now - 2017-11-06

Fire fighters remove the burning clothes dryer from a duplex at 3925 Messanie St. Fire inspectors believe the motor over heated causing the fire ... ...read more

Wicked Local Stoughton - 2017-11-03

A pair of dryer fires in the last two days were knocked down by alert residents, according to the Stoughton Fire Department. Both instances (Nov ... ...read more

KFSN-TV - 2017-11-02

An investigation is underway after an early morning fire at the Hilmar Cheese Company. Fire crews were called out just after four this morning ... ...read more

Sioux City Journal - 2017-11-02

SIOUX CITY | A fire that damaged a home on West Fourth Street last week was started by the heating element of a clothes dryer, according to ... ...read more

Wahpeton Daily News - 2017-10-30

Shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 the Dwight Fire Department was on scene to extinguish a dryer fire at the Cargill Corn Plant north of ... ...read more

CNET - 2017-10-25

Dirty dryer ducts aren't just disgusting, they're a serious fire hazard. In fact, one major cause of house fires is dusty, lint-filled dryer ductwork. ...read more

Vernon Morning Star - 2017-10-25

“The fire started in the dryer,” said fire chief Ian Cummings Tuesday. “There was extensive damage done to the laundry room and smoke ... ...read more

Watford Observer - 2017-10-25

A house fire in Mill Way, Bushey was caused by a tumble dryer. ... Crews from Watford and Garston fire stations attended the emergency at the ... ...read more

NBC Nebraska - 2017-10-24

HALL COUNTY, Neb. (KSNB) - The state fire marshal says a malfunctioning clothes dryer caused a fire which burned one Hall County home to ... ...read more

Idaho State Journal - 2017-10-24

There were no injuries and although the dryer was heavily damaged by the fire, firefighters said Basic American Foods officials told them it is ... ...read more

NBC Nebraska - 2017-10-23

(KSNB) - The state fire marshal says a malfunctioning clothes dryer caused a fire which burned one Hall County home to the ground Thursday. ...read more

Alabama's News Leader - 2017-10-23

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A small dryer fire forced patients at UAB's Spain Rehabilitation Center to be evacuated early Thursday morning. ...read more

Cadillac News - 2017-10-23

The Cadillac Fire Department responded to a call after 11 p.m. to visible smoke inside the building, and flames from one of the dryer units, ... ...read more

Newtown Daily Voice - 2017-10-23

This fire was contained to the clothes dryer. There are safety tips to remember that can prevent fires in your dryer. Photo Credit: Danbury Fire ... ...read more

KESQ - 2017-10-16

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. - A resident was hospitalized with minor injuries today after a clothes dryer caught fire at a Desert Hot Springs ... ...read more

KKTV 11 News - 2017-10-16

(KKTV) - Guests at a Fountain motel were forced to evacuate overnight after a fire sparked in a clothes dryer. Firefighters praised the Super 8 ... ...read more

Cornwall Live - 2017-10-16

Two people had to be treated by an ambulance crew from breathing in the thick smoke from the fire. It happened after a tumble dryer caught fire ... ...read more

Daily Californian - 2017-10-13

Berkeley Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at Maximino Martinez Commons on Thursday evening. Residents of Martinez ... ...read more

Enterprise News - 2017-10-13

A follow-up on a dryer fire at 39 McCordick Avenue in East Bridgewater on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (Marc Vasconcellos/The Enterprise). ...read more

Madison.com - 2017-10-10

A fire inside a dryer at an East Side laundromat Monday night produced enough smoke to carry over into an adjoining restaurant, with nobody ... ...read more