“Terrifying”: Warning for homeowners after deadly fire hazard
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Homeowners are being warned to avoid making detrimental mistakes and to be aware of little-known hazards in their homes after a family had a terrifying experience with their clothes dryer when it burst into flames. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The family were sitting in their loungeroom on a Sunday evening in Murrumbateman, NSW when their clothes dryer caught on fire while it was running unattended. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Simon McGrath from the Murrumbateman Rural Service told the </span><a href="https://www.canberratimes.com.au/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Canberra Times</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that although the family was lucky not to have been injured, that leaving a laundry appliance unattended was a “a common occurrence in Australia in winter”.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A terrifying event for a local family,” the fire brigade wrote on its Facebook page.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Please check lint filters. And never leave your dryer on overnight.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The family were quickly and swiftly able to move the clothes dryer outside and extinguish the fire with a garden hose. </span></p>
