Dryer fire causes Talbotville, Ont. restaurant to temporarily close - CTV News

LONDON, ONT. -- A Talbotville, Ont. restaurant had to close its doors to the public Saturday morning because of a small fire.

Wayside Restaurant owner Bob Patel discovered the fire in a dryer around 9:30 a.m. and called 9-1-1.

Southwold fire crews quickly put out the blaze.

"Crews got dispatched to general fire alarm which got upgraded en route to a dryer fire. Smoke was showing, made quick entry and knocked the fire down and checking for any extension," said Southwold chief Jeff McArthur. 

Wayside Restaurant fire in Talbotville, Ont. on July 31, 2021. (Brent Lale/CTV London)

Wayside Restaurant fire in Talbotville, Ont. on July 31, 2021. (Brent Lale/CTV London)

Portable Air Purifiers Reduce COVID-19 Virus Exposure By 65 Percent

The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) recently published a new study regarding protection against COVID-19. This study included topics such as wearing masks, ventilation systems, air filtration, and HEPA air filters in indoor spaces. The risk of COVID-19 transmission in indoor air environments such as conference rooms with HEPA filtration reduced exposure from uninfected participants and speakers by up to 65% using aerosol sources as tracking. A combination of air cleaning, social distancing, and universal masking reduced exposure by up to 90%.

Sarnia basement fire traced to clothes dryer

“The cause of a basement fire in Sarnia has been traced to a clothes dryer.”

“Damage was contained to a small area in the basement and is estimated at $20,000.”

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“We need to start over”: New Hamburg family displaced after dryer fire - CTV News Kitchener

A dryer that caught on fire in a New Hamburg home (Stephanie Villella / CTV News Kitchener)

“A New Hamburg family has been displaced after the clothes dryer caught fire, causing smoke damage to the entire house.”

“I know I saw a flame in the dryer, I know there was smoke but to tell you details, it really went quicker than you’d think,” she said. “I had no idea that my house was going to be engulfed in smoke.”

“Hardman says most of their belongings have been destroyed by smoke and three of their pet bunnies died.”

Lint filled dryer vent likely cause of townhouse fire - London Ontario

“Fire officials are reminding Londoners to clean their dryer vents after a fire at a Pond Mills townhouse on Tuesday.”

“The blaze caused an estimated $40,000 damage, but fortunately, no one was hurt.”

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a townhouse on Barberry Court, January 14, 2020. Photo courtesy of the London Fire Department.

Investigation into lead in Canada's drinking water spurs calls for action across country - Global News

Water supplies in Canada found to contain more lead than regulations meet ~ Some places even exceeding Flint, Michigan

Date: November 5, 2019

Platinum Air Care highly encourages anyone concerned with water pollutants that reach our home taps to view the article / videos directly from Global News.ca

It’s not just our home supply of water we need to worry about;

“Reporters also found that children in thousands of schools and day cares across Canada are likely being exposed to dangerous levels of lead in their drinking water and don’t know it, according to provincial studies and internal briefing materials obtained under freedom of information legislation.”

According to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha (A Doctor knowledgeable on the topic from the Flint, Michigan crisis) “Children exposed to lead will have higher rates of heart disease, hyper tension, cardiovascular disease, early dementia, gout, anemia, the list goes on~”