Tumble dryer catches fire in Upton Rocks, Widnes, UK - No injury

A tumble dryer caught fire at a house in Upton Rocks (Widnes, UK) on the ground floor of a three-storey house in Lingfield Park, at 7.40pm on Saturday 1 octobre 2011. A smoke alarm alerted two young women, who had time to escape the blaze. Firefighter Steve O’Neill, said: “We had to act quickly as the tumble dryer was underneath the boiler so we had to isolate the gas very quickly." The fire caused severe damage to a utility room and light smoke damage throughout the house.