By Beacon Staff
A Sunday afternoon fire resulted in smoke damage and no injuries, according to fire officials.
At 3:22 p.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to a call of smoke coming from a basement at 708 Spring St. in Burlington. At the scene, firefighters encountered light smoke, located a fire in a clothes dryer, and quickly extinguished it.
The single-family home, owned by Sidney Carter, sustained smoke damage and the clothes dryer was a total loss. Abby Ramirez was home at the time of the fire. Ramirez and her three cats were able to escape unharmed, fire officials said in a press release on Monday. The home did have working smoke detectors.
The fire was caused by a mechanical malfunction inside of the clothes dryer. A total of 10 on-duty Burlington firefighters responded to the fire and were assisted by seven West Burlington firefighters responding on automatic aid. The Burlington Police Department also assisted at the scene. Firefighters remained on the scene until 4:28 p.m. Sunday.