Failure to Clean Dryer Vents causes Fire

(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 03, 2010 ) Chicago, IL – Dryer vent cleaning would have prevented a dryer fire that recently caused estimated $5,000 damage to a Holiday Inn hotel in Maryland. The cause was excessive lint build-up in the dryer vent system. 10 firefighters worked for an hour to get the blaze under control.

“Thankfully, there were no injuries,” said Manny Diesman, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard of the Greater Chicago area. “More lives are at risk in multiple resident buildings like hotels and apartment buildings. We clean dryer vents in residential and commercial buildings. I especially urge property managers, hotel owners, and public laundries to clean dryer vents often.”

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