MADISON, Wis. — A sprinkler prevented a dryer fire at a downtown Madison high-rise from becoming a Christmas Eve nightmare, fire department officials said.
Fire crews were called to a building in the 300 block of West Dayton Street just before midnight on Wednesday for an alarm. Several residents met firefighters outside the building and reported a fire.
A dryer and its contents were found on fire in a laundry room. A single sprinkler was keeping the flames from extending to the rest of the room…