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A new report from USFA's National Fire Data Center, Clothes Dryer Fires in Residential Buildings (2008-2010), shows that failure to clean is the leading factor contributing to the ignition of clothes dryer fires in residential buildings.
On
September 12, 2012, 3
residential fire fatalities were reported by news media throughout the United States.
| Steven Henry, Jr. Columbia Consolidated Fire Department, PA |
| Richard Schaefer Hopkinton Fire Department, NH |
| Timothy Lamere Constable Volunteer Firemen, Inc., NY |
Last Reviewed: September 14, 2012
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