SCRANTON, PA - A dryer fire ripped through a mobile home in Luzerne County Sunday night.  A teenage girl was in the home when the fire started about 10 p.m.  She got out safely but the home and nearly everything inside were destroyed. The girl, who wasn't identified, lived in the home with her father.  He is in the hospital in Hershey.  The girl is staying with relatives.

COLUMBIA, MO - A commercial clothes dryer caught on fire early today at a residential care facility and caused about $20,000 in damage, the Columbia Fire Department said.  Enough heat was generated by the fire to activate a single sprinkler head.  Only one resident was displaced because of a water leak, the news release said.  The fire was contained to the laundry room, but water damage occurred in another area because of the failure of a water pipe.

DANBURY, CT - A fire that started in a dryer vent ignited the roof at the Hub Plaza, sending billows of dark smoke skyward and forcing the evacuation of several businesses.  "For a few minutes, it looked spectacular," Bethel Fire Chief Pete Holmberg said.  But once firefighters got onto the roof, they quickly knocked the flames down.  Holmberg said the fire apparently started in a dryer vent for the Hub Tub Laundromat, which is in the middle of the plaza, and the flames ignited the flammable roofing material.  Several businesses, including the laundry, remained closed after firefighters left the scene.

NORTHHAMPTON, UK - Firefighters were called to a house fire in Offord Cluny after a tumble dryer overheated.  The incident saw severe damage caused to the room and smoke damage to the rest of the house.  The family only had one smoke alarm in the house and were alerted by firefighters that they should have a working smoke alarm on each floor.

REDDITCH, UK - A FAMILY was saved from possible death after an heroic man used a ladder to get them out of their burning home in Woodrow.  The ground floor of a house in Cropthorne Close caught fire after a tumble dryer overheated on Sunday.  Upstairs was a mother with her two teenage children and another teenager who was visiting.  Simon Guy, who lives in nearby Bushley Close, became aware of the fire and got out a ladder that he propped up next to a window of the house so those inside could get out.

NATIONAL CITY, CA - A 14-year-old boy and his 75-year-old neighbor were credited for extinguishing a house fire Thursday morning ahead of firefighters.  Jordy Vazquez, 14, first noticed the fire behind a dryer in the laundry room and told his mom to “get out.”  He grabbed a small fire extinguisher and sprayed it at the flames.  Vazquez's neighbor, Manuel Ramos, grabbed a second extinguisher and sprayed it, and Vazquez tried a third extinguisher.  All the extinguishers spurted briefly and ran out, without smothering the flames.  Vazquez and Ramos then ran out the back door and grabbed a garden hose and together used it to douse the flames.  They put it out just before firefighters arrived.  The fire caused about $5,000 damage in the laundry room, said Batallion Chief Randall James of the National City Fire Department. He said, it was caused by lint clogging the dryer's vent.

ESCANABA, MI - An early morning fire damaged an Escanaba home Thursday morning.  According to authorities, the blaze was reported around 1:30 a.m.  The blaze started in the basement, and fire damage was contained to that area and a small portion of the first floor.  There is smoke damage through the home, but all of the occupants got out because they were alerted by a smoke detector.  The fire is believed to have started in a dryer vent.

TIPTON, IA - A fire, which began in a clothes dryer, destroyed a home southeast of Mechanic-sville and sent one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation.  Tipton Fire Chief John Miller said Jessica Massey, 20, was taken to Mercy hospital in Iowa City by the Tipton ambulance. Two other people inhaled smoke and were examined at the scene.  Miller said the home was a total loss.

CHRISTIANSBURG, OH - Authorities said a firefighter was injured overnight as he was preparing to put out a house fire.  Firefighters in Christiansburg were called to a house on Route 235 around 11 p.m. Monday.  While they were setting up a water line to put the fire out, one of the firefighters was hit by a passing car.  The firefighter was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters said the fire started in a dryer in the house.

CHISWICK, UK - A woman wearing breathing apparatus was led to safety by firefighters last week after a fire started in the communal area below her flat.  Fire crews were called to the blaze at a house converted into flats in Bath Road, Chiswick, at 11.45pm.  Firefighters rescued the woman by taking her down an internal staircase wearing breathing apparatus.  She was suffering from smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews.  An investigation revealed the fire started in the extractor fan of the homeowner's tumble dryer.  A ball of fluff which was stuck in a plastic pipe coming from the fan overheated and caught fire.

OVERISEL TOWNSHIP, MI - A clothes dryer fire that escalated out of control destroyed a ranch-style home Friday.  The homeowners managed to escape the burning home without harm and watched firefighters battle the blaze from their yard as family gathered to offer comfort.  Firefighters from Overisel Township, Hamilton and Graafschap fought the 6:30 p.m. fire.  Overisel Township Fire Chief Ron Horsting, who said flames were showing through windows when firefighters arrived, estimated the loss at $175,000.

SHEBOYGAN, WI - A reported house fire south of Elkhart Lake this morning chased residents from the home, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department.  The fire, at N7342 Birch Point Drive, was limited to a clothes dryer in the basement, said Sgt. Bradley Jorsch.  Several residents were home at the time, but escaped safely when the basement began filling up with smoke, officials said.

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, OH - Some fire victims in Springfield Township have their neighbors to thank for helping them get out of their burning mobile home.  Firefighters tell us the flames started in a clothes dryer, and spread quickly.  When neighbors saw the flames, they ran over to help.  They were able to get the mobile home's residents, including eight children and a cat, out safely.  Then they attacked the fire, using a garden hose and fire extinguisher until firefighters arrived.  A neighbor suffered minor burns to his face.

NORWOOD, MA - A dryer fire in the laundry room of a nursing home resulted in a significant amount of smoke damage to the building yesterday afternoon, but left patients and staff uninjured, according to fire officials.  The fire at The Ellis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center was reported to 911 at 5:14 p.m. and was extinguished about 15 minutes after the arrival of firefighters, officials said.  ‘‘The fire was confined to a dryer,’’ said Fire Chief Michael Howard. ‘‘Two workers (of the nursing home) were evaluated by EMS, but were not transported.’’  He said there was a significant amount of smoke damage but did not have an estimate in dollars for that damage.  ‘‘These types of facilities are considered high life hazards,’’ Howard said. ‘‘The minute you add smoke to that, it can become very dangerous.’’

EL PASO, TX - A Lower Valley family was lucky to make it out of their burning house in time following a dryer fire at 10 p.m. Sunday.    The fortunate thing is that they were awake at the time, so they heard the sound of the fire and were able to evacuate.  But if this would have been when they were asleep, the story would have been a lot different.  While the man and woman living in the home got out without any injuries, they couldn't find their two pet chihuahua's anywhere.  "There was concern, because they have two family dogs that were inside the house, El Paso Fire Department spokesman John Concha said. Fire crews were able to rescue both of them. There appears to be no injuries to the dogs."  Yet, there was $40,000 dollars in damage to the home.

CENTERVILLE, MA - Centerville, Osterville, Marstons Mills (COMM) Fire received a 911 call of a fire in house around noon Friday.  The occupants returned to find smoke coming from their home.  Firefighters put out a fire in the dryer that had slightly extended beyond the appliance, causing smoke to build up in the house.  The fire was extinguished within 15 minutes and crews ventilated the home while the family waited outside.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Once outside their smoke-filled house this morning, David and Jackie Perrin -- holding two young grandsons -- thought everyone got out.  "I said, 'Where's Becka?'" her father said, referring to their 18-year-old daughter.  Unable to see through the smoke, David Perrin made his way back through his Southwest Side home, toward his daughter's second-floor bedroom.  He found her trying to get out the window of another room, then pulled her out of the house.  Both were treated for smoke inhalation, but were otherwise OK, said Perrin. The fire started in the basement dryer, and ignited a pile of clothes.  Firefighters estimated damage at $15,000 to the house and contents.

TRENTON, NJ - A woman and her four children escaped uninjured after a fire broke out in their Summer Street home.  Fire Battalion Chief Greg Gore said the blaze was caused by an excessive amount of lint that clogged the exhaust vent of the home's clothes dryer.  The lint heated up until it ignited.  Flames then spread to the clothes in the dryer and then to the woodwork of the kitchen utility closet where the dryer was located, he said.  Firefighters used fans to remove smoke from the house and cleaned up the damage sufficiently for residents to be able to remain in the house, Gore said.

TEMPE, AZ - A fire in a dryer sparked $80,000 in damage to a home in north Tempe Saturday night.  No one was at home at the time of the blaze.  Lint in the dryer's vents appear to be responsible for the blaze, said Phil Rohe, a senior fire inspector with the Tempe Fire Department.  The homeowner left the dryer running but returned because she had forgotten something, Rohe said.  By that time, neighbors had already reported the blaze to a 9-1-1 operator.

ALLENTOWN, PA - Allentown firefighters rescued nine people, including seven children, today from the second and third floors of an apartment on Washington Street after a fire began in the only room that had an access to downstairs.  Allentown Fire Marshal Rick Anewalt said a dryer caught on fire in a second-floor room.  The people who lived on the second and third floor were a pair of sisters and their children, who ranged in age from 6 to 17, Anewalt said.  Anewalt said the fire was quickly extinguished, taking about as long as it took for firefighters to get ladders up to the second floor and rescue the families.

HUNTINGTON ENGLAND, UK - A family had to be re-homed after a tumble dryer caught on fire.  The residents had been out at the time but, although crews managed to contain the fire to the tumble dryer and utility room, the whole house was said to have been left badly smoke-damaged and the occupants have had to be re-homed.  Firefighter Martin Ockenden, who attended the blaze, said: "Crews were alerted to the fire by an alarm in the house and luckily a neighbour had a spare key so crews could gain access.  It could have been a lot worse."

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - A metro woman is recovering on Monday after 15 percent of her body was covered in first-degree burns. Firefighters said her clothes dryer caused her home to go up in flames.  The fire quickly spread into the home's attic because the dryer was improperly ventilating into the attic instead of to the outside.  Firefighters had to work in 15-minute shifts to keep from getting heat exhaustion.

NIAGARA FALLS, NY - At 12:57 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 1800 block of Niagara Avenue. Firefighters quickly determined that the fire was in the basement and began deploying hoselines, while other department members searched the residence for any occupants.  The fire was confined to the dryer, which had become clogged with lint and ignited.  Dense smoke filled the entire home, but fire damage was confined to the lower level.

WESTPORT, CT - Firefighters tonight quickly doused flames in a clothes dryer at Westport Health Care--the fourth fire in five months at the elderly health care facility.  The fire department said it received an automatic alarm from the 110-bed facilityat about 6:45 p.m.  While firefighters were en route, a staff member dialed 911 to report a fire in a clothes dryer in the laundry room.  First arriving firefighters found a smoke condition in the first floor hallway with a blinding cloud of smoke and dry chemical extinguishing powder in the laundry room, said Assistant Chief Gene Maloney.  Firefighters shut off electric power to the dryer and used extinguishers to quench its smoldering contents.

ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND - Mereana Tuari had her pyjamas on and was having a nap in her bedroom when she woke to hear a crackling noise.  The Wallace Cres resident knew straight away the noise was coming from her laundry and the dryer, which had been on.  The dryer had caught fire.  "By the time I got to the back door, the flames were shooting out at me. I was so frightened."  The laundry, kitchen and hall were destroyed.

EASTHAM, MA - Clothes in a dryer caught fire yesterday at the Town Crier Motel, according to a fire official.  The fire occurred at around 4:30 p.m. and was contained to the dryer, which was an older model, Eastham fire Capt. Steve Burns said.  The clothes were removed and extinguished.  The fire filled the basement and office with smoke, according to Burns.  Firefighters ventilated the building and evaluated three people for smoke inhalation, he said.

BEAUMONT, TX - An apartment was reported to have a fire.  The cause of this fire was the clothes dryer.  The fire was confined to the area of the dryer, but smoke did travel throughout the apartment.  The occupants were not injured in the incident and were able to escape.

MANHEIM, PA - A one-alarm fire filled an apartment building with smoke in Manheim this morning.  Assistant Fire Chief Duane Ober of the Manheim Fire Company said the fire was caused by a clothes dryer in the basement.  No injuries were reported, and the fire was under control by 1:08 a.m.  Ober said most of the damage was caused by smoke.  Minor physical damage to the walls of the basement was also reported.  "Most of the costs will be cleanup," Ober said.

MODESTO, CA - Turlock firefighters battled a fire that heavily damaged a detached garage Wednesday, said Battalion Chief Tim Lohman. The fire was started by lint in a clothes dryer, according to the Fire Department.  When firefighters arrived, heavy black smoke and flames were coming off the structure.  Firefighters controlled the fire in about 20 minutes.

MIAMI, FL - Dozens of rescue workers successfully evacuated a four-story West Kendall apartment building late Monday when a dryer caught on fire.  Firefighters put out the blaze within minutes, but residents were stuck outside their homes for two hours as a hazmat team was called to scan the area for dangerous chemicals that may have been released.  According to residents, the fire was probably caused by large dust deposits behind the rarely-cleaned machines on the fourth floor.

BAINBRIDGE, GA - About 11:45 Monday night, Public Safety responded to a house fire at 1006 Powell Street.  When they arrived they found smoke pouring from the doors and what looked to be the attic area of the house.  Assistant Fire Chief James Brock stated that it was a fire in the dryer.  When he arrived the resident told him she had tried to put it out with a fire extinguisher.  A few anxious minutes later she was told the fire had not spread.  There was no fire damage to the home but the smoke damage was extensive.

CINCINNATI, OH - Firefighters rescued a homeowner and four dogs from a burning house Monday in Westwood.  Firefighters responded at 11:15 a.m. and found a basement fire in a two-story, brick, two-family building, the Cincinnati Fire Department said.  An overheated dryer caused the fire, which did an estimated $10,000 damage, the fire department said.

MARION, IN - A fire at 8:50 a.m. Monday at Shady Brook Mobile Home Park that destroyed a mobile home was caused by improper dryer ventilation, Marion firefighter Paul David said.  David, one of the emergency workers who responded to the fire, said the trailer was a total loss, but everyone inside was able to escape the blaze.  Though the home was equipped with a smoke detector, it did not work.  A child living in the home alerted family members to the smoke, David said.  Firefighters were unable to save the building because it was already engulfed when they arrived at the scene.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Canada - A fire broke out at the Centre for Northern Families last Friday morning, believed to have started in a clothes dryer.  Firefighters were on the scene very quickly, and the blaze was extinguished before it did any serious harm, however there was significant water damage.  The centre's receptionist, Maria Carlos Hajcik, said that the staff were lucky, there were no children in the house at the time and they had just rehearsed fire drills about a week prior to the incident.  Firefighter Dave Sundberg was impressed with the centre's staff, saying that their speedy evacuation of about 30 people helped the fire crew to focus on putting out the fire as soon as they had been given the all clear to indicate that everyone was out.

RENO, NV - A Reno motel was the scene of a fire Saturday evening, forcing many of the employees and guests to evacuate.  According to authorities on the scene, a dryer caught fire because of lint buildup, which set the laundry room ablaze.  The fire spread into the second floor but officials tell KOLO 8 most of the damage was located in the laundry room.

LEMON TWP, OH - A clothes dryer sparked a three-alarm fire in a first-floor laundry room in a single-family home on Oxford-State Road Tuesday afternoon, said Monroe fire officials Thursday.  The dryer in the home was operating prior to the fire, Neu said.  When firefighters responded smoke and flames could be seen shooting from the rear of the home, which had no working smoke detectors, said Monroe Assistant Fire Chief John Centers.  Two adults and two children were home when the fire started, but got out safely, Centers said.  The fire destroyed the home and caused an estimated $50,000 damage to the rental property, Neu said.

DANVILLE, VA - A laundry room fire caused a scare at the Danville City Jail early Thursday afternoon.  At about 1:19 p.m., firefighters responded to the city jail after a report of a dryer catching on fire.  According to fire crews at the scene, the blaze may have been sparked by lint building up in the dryer which ignited.  The fire created a lot of smoke in the laundry room and many adjacent and nearby rooms.  The blaze was mostly contained to the dryer itself but did cause smoke damage to the laundry room and nearby rooms.

SANTA MARIA, CA - Twelve elderly people were evacuated Wednesday night from an assisted living facility in Nipomo where a fire broke out in a clothes dryer, a Cal Fire official said.  No one was injured in the fire, which was contained to the dryer but caused smoke damage throughout (estimated at $12,000) the inside of 1688 Quiet Oaks Drive around 7:15 p.m., said Capt. Greg Alex.

WEST PELZER, SC - A Tuesday morning fire in West Pelzer did about $50,000 in damage to a one-story residence and left a family homeless.  West Pelzer Fire Chief Dale Mahaffey said firefighters from his station and those from Wren and Piedmont, also in Anderson County, responded about 10:15 a.m. to smoke and fire at the home.  “We had to cut a hole in the roof to ventilate the fire,” Chief Mahaffey said. “There was fire in the entire attic.”  The home’s interior and most of its contents were heavily damaged, he said.  The fire was traced to a dryer’s vent, Chief Mahaffey said. The blaze spread to the kitchen and up a wall into the attic, he said.

WOOSTER, OH - Up a short landscaped driveway lined with decorative sandstone is a smoldering foundation that once supported Glen and Tina Geog's dream home.  The house took about 18 months to build, beginning in 2001, Tina Geog said.  The Geogs designed the house and installed much of the woodwork on their own.  The fire was reported at about 8:15 p.m. and drew firefighters from Glenmont, Western Holmes, Danville and Killbuck departments.  The 2,000-square-foot house and an attached garage were consumed in the blaze.  The fire is reported to have started in a clothes dryer.  When asked what was lost in the fire, Glen Geog just shook his head. "Everything burned. It's up in smoke," he said.

FOLSOM, CA - A dryer fire damaged a Folsom home early Monday, fire officials said.  The owner of the house told authorities she put a load of laundry in the dryer before going to sleep.  A blaze, which was reported at about 2 a.m., spread to the attic which suffered extensive damage.  Officials said dryer fires are common but can be prevented with proper maintenance and cleaning of vents.

WILMINGTON, DE - A smoke detector is being credited with alerting a sleeping teenager that there was a fire in his home near New Castle today, state fire officials said.  The blaze broke out about 2 p.m. at a home in the Jefferson Farms development.  An investigation determined the fire started in a clothes dryer, engulfing the dryer in flames and igniting nearby furnishings, Chionchio said.  A 14-year-old boy, who was asleep in a first-floor bedroom, was awakened by the sound of the smoke detector and was able to flee the home safely.  Damage was estimated at $25,000.

KALAMAZOO, MI - A fire forced officials to briefly close the Kalamazoo County Family YMCA on West Maple Street Wednesday.  A fire that started in a dryer in the men's locker room at about 9:45 a.m. was quickly brought under control by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety firefighters, said Phil Carter, chief executive officer of the Kalamazoo County Family YMCA.  No one was injured. The building was evacuated for about an hour and the dryer was removed from the building, according to Carter.

CINCINNATI, OH - No one was injured this morning when a dryer fire in a laundry room prompted the evacuation of the Extended Stay Hotel on Kenwood Road.  Firefighters responded to fire alarm at 4:28 a.m., and upon arrival were advised of a fire in the laundry room, Fire Lt. Lou Ernstes said this morning.  The 150-200 people in the hotel were evacuated, and no one was injured, Ernstes said.  Damage, which was confined to the dryer, was estimated at $4,000.

YORK, ONTARIO CANADA - An East York apartment unit was heavily damaged Wednesday after a dryer caught fire.  "(The flames) took out the windows, so the fire got into the unit and did a lot of damage," Toronto Fire Services Capt. Don Marsden said.  Marsden said there were about a dozen fire trucks and 50 firefighters at the scene.

BURLINGTON, NC - A laundry dryer is to blame for a fire that destroyed a Burlington home Tuesday morning.  The Burlington Fire Department responded to the fire at 415 Billingham Drive just before 11:30 to find smoke pouring out of the windows and eaves of the house.  Burlington Assistant Chief Lonnie Graves said the house is not livable, and received an estimated $75,000 worth of damage.

SAPULPA, OK - A Friday night fire in east of Sapulpa resulted in a total loss for local residents.  Chief John Baker of the Sapulpa Fire Department reported that a fire broke out at 6202 S. 46th W. Ave in the Oakridge area.  “Evidently, the fire was started by a build-up of lint in the dryer,” said Baker.  “It is a pretty common mistake that causes a great deal of fires.”  Baker reported that no one was hurt as a result of the fire but that the house was considered a total loss.

EVANSVILLE, IN - A Posey County fire that leaves a family homeless and smolders late into the night Thursday.  No one was hurt in the fire that started in a dryer.  The babysitter was able to get all the kids out of the house safety.  Six fire departments responded to the scene, but had to truck in water to fight the fire because it's in such a rural location.  Everything inside was destroyed, and the family is devastated.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - A "pretty stubborn little attic fire" drove a family of four from its home at 1515 N. Flores St. late Father's Day.  The fire did an estimated $60,000 damage to the structure and a car and $10,000 to its contents, said Battalion Chief George Avery of the San Bernardino Fire Department.  Battalion Chief Mike Alder dubbed the fire stubborn. "Once attic fires begin, there is nothing to stop them," he said.  The blaze was accidental and was started by a clothes dryer in the garage, Avery said.  "We chased it but it left some pretty extensive damage," Alder said.  The heat was so intense that it heavily damaged a car parked in the driveway.  It was speculated that the vehicle would be a total loss.

ROSEBURG, OR - Smoke and fire caused an estimated $170,000 in damage to a home on Southeast Main Street in Roseburg Sunday night after a dryer sparked a blaze.  Firefighters responded to 1466 S.E. Main St. shortly before 11 p.m. after the residents escaped and called 911 from a neighbor’s home, said Roseburg Fire Marshal Tony DiMare.  “When they got there, the house was completely filled with smoke,” DiMare said. “The fire was mainly contained to the basement,” he said. “… But then everything in the house got severe smoke damage.”

CONCORD, CA - Contra Costa firefighters are reminding residents to check their laundry dryers for lint build-up in the wake of a dryer fire that caused $20,000 in damage to a Concord home today.  Lint behind a dryer at a house in the 1000 block of Apple Street ignited a fire at 11:48 a.m. today.  Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 15 minutes.  The damage was contained to a converted room in the house's garage where the washer and dryer were kept.

TILTON, NH - Smoke detectors are being credited for possibly saving three lives early Tuesday morning when a clothes dryer caught fire, sending smoke through an apartment above the Smoke and Barley Convenience Store on Laconia Road.  Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters observed smoke coming from the second-floor of the building.  Inside the structure, firefighters found a heavy smoke condition throughout the second floor which they traced to a fire in a clothes dryer.

KETCHIKAN, AK - Forty-one firefighters from South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department, North Tongass Volunteer Fire Department and the Ketchikan Fire Department responded late Friday afternoon to a home fire.  Chief Scott Davis of the South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department said the department responded to a dryer fire.  Chief Davis said, "The fire quickly escalated to involve the entire structure and two additional alarms were called, there was extensive damage to the home."

BARSTOW, CA - Clean up efforts continue after a fire damaged a Pilot Travel Center last week in Barstow, Calif., according to the Desert Dispatch.  The fire apparently started in a clothes dryer on the west side of the store, Barstow Fire Protection Division Chief Sal Corrao.  The total damage has been estimated up to $1 million, which includes damage to the property and items lost in the fire.

NORTH BAY ONTARIO, CANADA - A clothes dryer with a plastic flexible vent pipe is the culprit in a house fire that broke out early Friday morning causing nearly $200,000 in damage.  Randy Vezina, the city's chief fire prevention officer, said the cause of the fire was lint, dust and other matter that had accumulated on the bottom of the dryer, near the heating element, which can reach 500 C during a drying cycle. The debris caught fire and ignited the plastic vent duct which carried the flames into the walls of the house and into the ceiling.  here is heavy fire, smoke and water damage throughout the home, Vezina said, which will cost almost $200,000 to fix.  Vezina said the city's fire department has been encouraging residents not to use plastic to vent dryers.  It's a petroleum product, he said, that burns fast and hot. Instead, Vezina said dryers should be vented with aluminum or other non-combustible material made to withstand high temperatures.

SAVANNAH, GA - A fire at a Middle Ground Road apartment complex has left one family without a home.  Tuesday evening a resident was doing laundry when her dryer caught on fire.  Firefighters kept the fire contained to the dryer, but the apartment did suffer smoke damage.