Clothes Dryer Fire Damages Home in Banker's Hill Neighborhood?

4/25/2023 (Permalink)

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I smelled something burning and followed the trail to my laundry room where I was frightened to see fire coming out from underneath my clothes dryer! A wire had come loose and sent sparks that caught lint underneath my dryer on fire! I acted quickly by turning off the power and using my fire extinguisher to out the flames. Luckily, most of the damage was contained in my laundry room.

Our local Centre City/Uptown team responds to fire damage emergencies in Banker’s Hill every year. According to the National Fire Protection Association, lint and dust are two factors that contribute to clothes dryer fires in the United States.

• In 2010-2014, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 15,970 home structure fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines each year
• These fires caused annual averages of 13 civilian deaths, 444 civilian injuries, and $238 million in direct property damage
• The vast majority of fires (92 percent) involved clothes dryers
• The leading items first ignited in dryer fires were dust, fiber, or lint (26 percent of total) and clothing (26 percent), while items first ignited in washing machine fires were part of the appliance itself, including wire or cable insulation (26 percent), appliance housing or casing (24 percent), and drive belt (11 percent)

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When your home or business in Banker’s Hill has fire damage, our local Centre City/Uptown team has the training, equipment, and experience to clean and restore the damage “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 619-583-2133.

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