SAFD: Residents evacuated after lint-packed dryer ignites fire at north-side apartments

SAN ANTONIO — A dryer packed with lint sparked a fire that sent north-side residents rushing out of their apartments early Monday morning.

San Antonio firefighters say the flames started in a washer-dryer combo inside a third-floor unit at the Sunset Canyon Apartments. Crews got there fast and knocked down the fire before it could spread.

Everyone made it out safely, but the two people living in the affected apartment were displaced. The damage is estimated at about $30,000, according to SAFD…

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