Almost set my house on fire... (Dryer Fire)

[Crude Abolitionist]

Last night I put my work clothes to wash. Then tossed them in the dryer. My dryer is old and had the heating element replaced two years ago.

Lately it's been making alot of noise and getting REALLY hot the past couple weeks. My clothes were drying I was in the living room watching TV when all of a sudden I smelled what I thought at the time was burnt hair.



I go to the garage and check on the dryer. It's super hot I turn it off open it up check the lint tray and see a orange light.

My dryer was on FIRE I quicky unplugged it, got my clothes out opened the garage dragged the burning dryer out into the driveway ran inside got a cup of water and tossed it on the dryer..

It kept burning


Called 911 firefighters came in less than 3 min.
Quickly put it out and complemented me on getting it out in the street while burning. I live in a duplex I could have burned the whole thing down if I did not act quickly I was seconds away from losing EVERYTHING.

Getting a new dryer this weekend. I don't do laundromats

 

[Hijo de luna]

I thought that was a myth.

 

[Crude Abolitionist]

I thought that was a myth.

Dryer fires are REAL breh.

 

[tuckgod]

One of my biggest fears

 

[Jimmy from Linkedin]

Do you clean dryer lint out? So many people don't do this. Thanks for the reminder. I need to find the fire extinguisher in my house, and check especially if it is rated for electrical fires, like one you have had.

Glad you made it out and onto the coli breh!

 

[ScottyG]

dry your dryer fire brehs

 

[Crude Abolitionist]

Going to clean my lint tube it whatever when I get off work

 

[Mr Rager]

nikka almost burnt down his she shed

 

[Hater Eraser]

Happened to me before that lint tray is no joke ..

 

[Jimmy from Linkedin]

take a pic of it when you do.

its going to be thick and gross and matted and grey.

If you are of the prepper/survivalist mindset, you have excellent firestarter material, but this thread shows that you already know that.

Going to clean my lint tube it whatever when I get off work

 

[Rawtid]

Sounds like you didn’t clean your lint trap regularly.

 

[Coco Loco]

This is why I check my lint tray damn near every time I wash/dry clothes. I ain't got time for that bs.

nikka almost burnt down his she shed

Y'all get on my nerves

 

[Hater Eraser]

nikka almost burnt down his she shed

 

[Address_Unknown]

Good thing you were awake to catch it, 'cause waking up and meeting the laundry room like.......wouldn't have been a good time.
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[Amerikan Melanin]

Best thing you did was drag it outside. If you have a fire in the crib Fire Dept comes thru like WWE rage in the cage. They gonna jump thru your walls and chop a hole in the floor just cause they can.