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DENNIS – Firefighters were called to a dryer fire at the Sea Breeze Apartments on Center Street in Dennis late Sunday afternoon. Firefighters stretched a hose line to extinguish the fire. Crews ventilated smoke and checked to make sure the fire hadn’t spread to the 2nd floor. Other firefighters removed the damaged dryer from the structure. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Update: Dennis Fire reports that they responded to an automatic fire alarm and then a phone call reporting a structure fire at 4:28 pm Sunday evening. The occupied apartment house, Unit 1-4 is located at 56 Center Street, had moderate smoke damage to the rooms. The fire started in a top stackable dryer unit located in a closet. When firefighters arrived the family of four where outside of the building. Firefighters extinguished the fire using a pressurized water extinguisher and followed that up with a hose line. The dryer was cleaned out and water applied to any remaining hot spots to ensure the fire was out.
The Harwich fire department assisted Dennis with an Engine and the Dennis Police assisted with traffic during the incident.
The Red Cross was called on behalf of the young family for support.
There were no reported injuries.
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