New warning after tumble dryer blaze

F'‹irefighters have again issued a warning about tumble dryers'‹ after an incident in which an appliance went up in flames.

​​Occupants ​of a house in Linderbreck Lane​, Poulton le Fylde, ​were disturbed by loud banging noises ​at ​the rear of their property ​last night ​at around ​7.15.

They went out to investigate and found large volumes of acrid smoke pouring from the​ir detached ​garage and the dryer well alight. This had been switched on around 30 minutes before the loud banging noises were heard.

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The occupant immediately closed the garage door and phoned 999.

Fire​fighters from Blackpool used two ​b​reathing ​a​pparatus and one hose reel to bring the blaze under control.

Damage was severe by fire to the tumble dryer,​ severe by heat to two square metres of the garage and contents and severe by smoke to the remainder of the garage.

​But the main casualty was the family Christmas ​t​urkey that was thawing next to the dryer.

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W​atch manager Warren Topp reminded residents of the following advice:

​Don’t overload your dryer

Clean ​f​ilters after every use

Vacuum heater areas or vent pipe connections every 6 months

Never leave your dryer on when you’re in bed

​En​sure your dryer is cleaned and serviced as per manufacturers recommendations

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