Beacon Hose knocks down dryer fire

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Firefighters removes a dryer that caught fire from the home at 25 Cook Lane in Beacon Falls Monday afternoon. -CONTRIBUTED
Firefighters removes a dryer that caught fire from the home at 25 Cook Lane in Beacon Falls Monday afternoon. -CONTRIBUTED

BEACON FALLS — Firefighters quickly doused a dryer fire on Cook Lane Monday afternoon.

Members of Beacon Hose Company No. 1 responded to 25 Cook Lane at about 12:10 p.m. Smoke was coming from the rear porch of the house when firefighters arrived, and the fire was located in the first-floor laundry room of the house.

The fire was contained to the laundry room and was extinguished within approximately 5 minutes. Firefighters removed the dryer from the home and ventilated the house.

Fire Chief Jim Trzaski said a woman who was home at the time of the fire wasn’t injured. Three dogs and a pet iguana also were unharmed, he said. Due to smoke damage, the homeowner was temporarily displaced, he said.

Firefighters from Naugatuck and Seymour provided mutual aid.