CHICAGO -- Clothes dryers are second only to stoves when it comes to causing house fires, and are responsible for hundreds of them every year in Illinois alone, but experts say these fires are ...

Lint buildup in your dryer vent can cause your dryer to run poorly and even lead to a house fire. Clean it out annually with ...

I didn’t call Ryan Arledge to prevent a fire. At my age, I just figured it was prudent to pay someone to climb on our roof to perform preventive maintenance. I got and learned way more than I had ...

The Lacey Fire Department is reminding people to clean their lint traps and vents because dryer lint is very flammable. Lacey Fire tweeted on Saturday that there are more than 10,000 dryer fires ...

A fire in the clothes dryer of a home’s laundry room was extinguished by the Oceanside Fire Department Wednesday evening. A resident at the home at on the 3900 block of Alipaz Court called authorities ...

Bensalem Township Fire Rescue shares a safety tip on social media about the fire risk from clogged dryer vents.

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 ...

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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PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Firefighters say a Portage motel fire can likely be traced back to a lint buildup in the dryer vent. Crews responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to the Holiday Motel on South ...

Clothes dryers are second only to stoves when it comes to causing house fires, but experts say these fires are preventable. Most people know to keep the lint traps inside their clothes dryer clean, ...