Faulty clothes dryer leads to fire at Vine Street home Sunday afternoon

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A faulty clothes dryer is being called the cause of a house fire in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon.

Around 1:15 p.m. officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the 1000 block of East Vine Street for a report of a structure fire. When KDPS officers arrived, smoke was observed coming from the residence.

KDPS officers were able to bring the fire under control within 10 minutes.  The structure was occupied, but the residents were able to self-evacuate.  No injuries occurred during this incident.

The cause of the fire was a faulty clothes dryer and is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.