Dryer Fire Displaces Several In Hamden: Fire Officials

HAMDEN, CT — Several people were displaced from their home after a dryer fire Monday morning in Hamden, according to officials.

Crews responded around 9:50 a.m. to a fire at a two-story townhouse on Kaye Vue Drive. Members from Engine 2 arrived to find smoke emitting from the basement door, according to Deputy Fire Marshal Nelson Hwang.

“Firefighters encountered a fire and heavy smoke in the basement,” Hwang wrote in a news release. “They were able to extinguish a fire in the dryer with a hose line from Engine 2. There was smoke damage was throughout the unit. The two adjourning units were limited to smoke damage.”

The American Red Cross is providing assistance to two families, four adults and one child, who were displaced by the fire, according to a news release.

Hwang said there were no reported injuries.

“During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the fire started in a dryer,” Hwang wrote. “The resident stated that she had put two comforters in the dryer and went upstairs. The resident returned to the basement to find her dryer on fire. The resident evacuated her residence and called 911.

“The Hamden Fire Department advises that residents not to over load their dryers and clean the lint traps on a regular basis. If you cannot safely extinguish the fire call 911 and exit the home immediately.”