Do you let your clothes dryer run while you are out of the house? How about while you are sleeping? I do… quite often. So you can image how I feel after learning that my brother’s best friend is homeless today… his house destroyed by a fire that started in his clothes dryer. Apparently, he isn’t alone. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 15,500 fires associated with clothes dryers occur each year. These fires account for an average of 10 deaths and 310 injuries and more than $84.4 million in property damage annually. The fire investigator told my … Continue reading →