Firefighters kept a blaze from destroying a house south of Bellingham Saturday afternoon, but the fire serves as a reminder of the importance of keeping a clothes dryer properly cleaned.
South Whatcom Fire Authority and Bellingham Fire Department crews responded to the 900 block of Bass Street at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, according to the PulsePoint app, for the report of the house fire.
South Whatcom chief Rod Topel said though the family was home at the time of the fire, everyone escaped without injury.
“All in all, as fires go, this one was quickly identified and quickly extinguished by the first crews in,” Topel told The Bellingham Herald.
Topel said the fire started in the laundry room and spread with some “minor extension” to a nearby bathroom and kitchen. He estimated the damage at approximately $80,000.