Tumble dryer sparks house fire

Firefighters from Hunslet were called to a property on Middleton Avenue, Robin Hood, at around 6.45pm on Monday.

Dave Jobson, watch commander at Hunslet Fire Station, said the dryer was in the cellar when it caught fire.

He said: “The family were upstairs at the time but were alerted by smoke detectors and made their way outside.

“If they hadn’t got any smoke alarms this could have been a very different situation and we would encourage everyone to have working alarms in their homes.”

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