Why are dryers risky?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that in 1997, there were an estimated 16,700 fires, 30 deaths and 430 injuries associated with electric clothes dryers. Some of these fires can occur when lint builds up in the filter or in the exhaust duct. This fact is from www.eclothesdryers.com. According to the Fire Analysis and Research Division of the NFPA, clothes dryers are responsible for an estimated 14,100 home fires in the US annually causing over 65 million in direct property damage and 7 civilian deaths. The leading cause of clothes dryer fires was lack of maintenance (lint build-up in the exhaust system).
