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Faulty dryer to blame for C.R. house fire
CEDAR RAPIDS - A faulty clothes dryer was the cause of a Friday morning house fire in the 2100 block of Fox Trail Drive NE.
Two adults, a child and a cat were home when the fire started at 7 a.m., according to a media release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
The fire was contained to the laundry room.
Quick action by the homeowners - to shut the laundry room door and evacuate - 'significantly reduced the amount of damage to their home,” according to the release.
The rest of the house sustained minor smoke damage, the release said.
Cedar Rapids Firefighters work to control a fire at High Property Management, 1100 Old Marion Road NE, in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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