Clothes Dryer Fire in Horace?

8/11/2021 (Permalink)

We respond to fire damage emergencies 24-hours a day in Cass County.

I smelled something burning in my laundry room and was shocked to see sparks flying out below my clothes dryer! I turned it off and shot the fire extinguisher at it to put out the flames. I was lucky that the fire was contained in my laundry room. SERVPRO^® of Fargo responds to fire damage emergencies in Horace every year.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, lint and dust are two factors that contribute to clothes dryer fires in the United States.

• In 2010-2014, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 15,970 home structure fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines each year
• These fires caused annual averages of 13 civilian deaths, 444 civilian injuries, and $238 million in direct property damage
• The vast majority of fires (92 percent) involved clothes dryers
• The leading items first ignited in dryer fires were dust, fiber or lint (26 percent of total), and clothing (26 percent), while items first ignited in washing machine fires were part of the appliance itself, including wire or cable insulation (26 percent), appliance housing or casing (24 percent), and drive belt (11 percent)

Call Us!

When you need emergency fire damage restoration services, SERVPRO^® of Fargo is Here to Help. ® Our highly trained restoration technicians are on-call and ready to assist you 24-hours a day in Horace. Call us today at 701-232-2455. We’ll restore your fire damage, “Like it never even happened.”

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