Hays Fire Department
On Dec. 9 at approximately 4:20 p.m., the Hays Fire Department was dispatched to a report of smoke coming from the laundry room at Midway Apartments 505 E. 20th in Hays.
Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke coming from the laundry room. Crews entered the room and found cleaning cloths in a dryer that started burning.
A water fire extinguisher was used to extinguish the small fire.
Firefighters removed the cleaning cloths from the dryer and carried them outside to cool them off.
Firefighters then removed the dryer from the laundry room to the outside.
No damage was done to the building and no occupants were injured.
The fire was caused by cooking oil-soaked cloths that were not properly washed before drying.
The Hays Fire Department would like to remind everyone that when washing these type of cleaning cloths that you use the appropriate detergent to wash the cloths to remove the oils.
We would also like to remind everyone to have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
The Hays Fire Department, Ellis County Fire Department Company 5, Ellis County EMS, and Hays Police Department all responded.