Without adequate maintenance, your clogged dryer vent can become a fire hazard. Here are tips to help you avoid accidents and keep your machine safe.

We take dryer vents for granted. The venting concept is simple enough: It allows moist, hot air a direct path to the exterior of the house. Putting a vent in correctly can be tricky, but if you do it ...

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SPOKANE, Wash.– The Spokane Fire Department says more than 16,000 residential fires started by dryers happen every year across the U.S. Spokane fire officials say checking your dryer vent often can ...

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Q: The past few times I’ve put a load of clothes through a drying cycle, I’ve noticed a burning smell. My clothes also aren’t getting as dry as they used to. Do I need to have my dryer vent cleaned?

Your clothes dryer is an appliance that tends to be taken for granted; you throw your wet or damp laundry into the dryer, choose the desired setting and let it tumble your clothes dry. It is easy and ...

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 ...

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 ...