Tumble dryers are a home appliance that many of us take for granted. We toss damp clothes in, and we get dry clothes out. End of story. But that’s not where the tale ends for some unfortunate ...

One of the more unsafe, overlooked maintenance items in a home is your dryer vent. The National Fire Protection Association reports nearly 17,000 home clothes dryers catch fire yearly resulting in, on ...

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Routine vent cleaning is a quick, preventive measure that pays off in safety, efficiency, and longevity for your dryer. A clogged vent restricts airflow, forcing the dryer to run longer and hotter, ...

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LAKEWOOD – A dryer vent is being blamed for a house fire. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. the Lakewood Fire Department along with Ashville, Busti, and Celoron Fire Departments were dispatched to a ...

Have you ever watched professional dryer vent cleaning in action? I just did. Amazing how fast and efficiently that crew worked to take care of all 32 units in my condo complex. Equally amazing was ...

A mobile home fire that displaced a family Sunday night northeast of Elmore’s Corner originated in a dryer vent, said Karola Hanks, fire marshal with the Durango Fire Protection District. The fire was ...

Investigators say they believe a clogged dryer vent is the cause of a Johnston County house fire that has left two boys, ages 4 and 5 years old, in critical condition suffering from third-degree burns ...