Fire Risk: Dryers

Over 15,000 fires per year are caused by dryers

According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), dryer fires cause (per year):

• 13 deaths

• 444 injuries

• $238 Million in property damage

https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/home-fires-involving-clothes-dryers-and-washing-machines

Evan Houk, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons