if you have a clothes drier in your rental
when was the last time you checked the lint filter?
if used heavily they probably need cleaning at least every 6 months
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Their four daughters, aged 4 to 11, were asleep in their beds when flames started shooting from the laundry and into the ceiling.
The tumble drier had either malfunctioned or overheated.
Relatives staying the night in the lounge yelled when the glass kitchen door, which connects to the laundry, shattered.
The family fled with only the clothes on their backs, a cellphone and a blanket as the fire spread.
Firefighters spent about 20 minutes battling the blaze, which burned so fast and hot that
it was lucky the 12 people in the house got out, fire investigator Ian Duncan said.
It showed the danger of leaving appliances on overnight,
when was the last time you checked the lint filter?
if used heavily they probably need cleaning at least every 6 months
........
Their four daughters, aged 4 to 11, were asleep in their beds when flames started shooting from the laundry and into the ceiling.
The tumble drier had either malfunctioned or overheated.
Relatives staying the night in the lounge yelled when the glass kitchen door, which connects to the laundry, shattered.
The family fled with only the clothes on their backs, a cellphone and a blanket as the fire spread.
Firefighters spent about 20 minutes battling the blaze, which burned so fast and hot that
it was lucky the 12 people in the house got out, fire investigator Ian Duncan said.
It showed the danger of leaving appliances on overnight,
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