By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A dryer fire yesterday afternoon displaced a family of four from an apartment on the 2600 block of Cooks Hill Road in Centralia.
Firefighters called about 3:50 p.m. found a large volume of smoke coming from the front and rear of one apartment; the occupants of four units in the building had all evacuated themselves, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
Crews contained the fire to the dryer, with minimal extension to the surrounding walls, according to Assistant Chief Rick Mack.
Nobody was injured.
The apartment’s contents sustained substantial smoke damage, Mack said in a news release. Damage is estimated at $5,000.
The two adults and two children are receiving assistance from the Red Cross, according to Mack.
Mack found the fire originated in the mechanical components of the combination washer-dryer.
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