Mike Lamb Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Last night, my daughter spent the night at a friends. Their clothes dryer caught fire in the basement. Mostly everyone was sleeping except for the Mom who was doing the laundry. They had a smoke detector in the laundry room so everyone got out and the fire dept. got there quick enough to keep the fire damage to a minimum. The firemen said it was a very close call. It looks like this fire started at the blower motor. Thank God for smoke detectors and the people who use them. This fire was not tragic but I canââ¬â¢t help thinking that I could have been picking up a dead little girl this morning. I asked if I could take pictures. When I was snapping shots, the mom said, "I think the clothes are dry." Click to Enlarge 84.47 KB Click to Enlarge 88.15 KB Click to Enlarge 66.96 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Thank God no one's hurt. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Most importantly, I'm glad your daughter and everybody else are okay. I probably read it here, but that happens +/- 15,000 times a year in the States, alone. The tumbler looks pretty new, which is scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I stripped mine to the drum last weekend and pulled unbeleivable amonts of lint off the bottom of the machine, the motor housing, the blower housing, and scariest of all, the gas valve and burner assembly. My had wife dried a chenille duvet cover that took several cycles and she emptied the lint trap twice for each. I tossed in a load the next day and could smell the smoke as soon as I turned the thing on. I'm glad it was just a load of laundry that lost its life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Lots of folks think this stuff isn't serious. This shows us otherwise. Thank God nothing more than the dryer got burnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Any Boyscouts remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I write up corrugated vent connectors on the back of dryers daily as "Dangerous dryer duct connectors." I've been doing it ever since CPSC first sent out an alert about them in 1998. You'd think by now they'd get it but realtors still constantly scoff about it when I stick that comment in a report. Real glad nobody was hurt. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Any Boyscouts remember? Yep, best fire starter you can have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Any Boyscouts remember? Yep, best fire starter you can have! That and the matches stuffed in the sock. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJonny Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 This is why one should never leave the house when the dryer is running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Any Boyscouts remember? I have a friend who makes fire starters out out dryer lint and wax. She pours the mix into cardboard egg cartons. Just break one off and light it. They work great in the wood stove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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