The Fire

Just when we thought things couldn't get more "interesting" in our lives - FIRE! Before we go on with this the good news is that we are fine (just more depressed than usual) and the work in the kitchen is going well thanks to a first-rate plasterer.

The Story

We heard a "pop" and when Helen went to investigate she noticed that the electric clothes dryer was not running, when she opened it up there was steam and the first hints of smoke.

This is a picture of the area where the fire was - the fire department moved the dryer out, it was stacked on top of the washer that you see in the picture.



Here is a shot of the dryer. The fire chief thinks that the drum seized up and that is what caused the dryer to overheat and catch fire.


Of course the water that they used to put out the fire had to go somewhere. The water went into the finished ceiling in the basement family room. So we hustled to get the ceiling down to stop the water from migrating into the finished wall in the basement.