Dryer fires a real hazard that can happen at a moment's notice

Dec. 20

“Stevens said his dryer was from the late '80s or early '90s and while he cleaned the lint trap frequently and the vent occasionally, he never knew lint could build up inside the dryer.”

"I didn't realize there was actually a gigantic amount of lint inside the dryer itself," he said. "The fire department opened it up for me and you could see that there was a massive amount of lint in there."

"If you haven't been cleaning your vents and you're just listening to this now, in all likelihood, it's probably a mess inside your dryer. And to be safe you should be looking inside or having a qualified technician look inside and cleaning out what's in there because that is just going to continue to build up over time," Longley said.”