Family Escapes From House Fire
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A rural Gore family escaped from their home uninjured early Sunday after a fire erupted in their laundry room.

Dana Tracy, Rural Fire Protection District No. 1 fire chief, said the fire started in the drier.

Tracy reported the fire was called in at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday by the home's owner, Dusty Walker.

"Mr. Walker woke up and got his family out," Tracy said.

Firefighters had to don breathing apparatus and carry the clothes drier out of the house so the fire would not spread, Tracy said. "The clothes in the drier were on fire," the fire chief added.

Tracy said the Walker home is one mile off Lock and Dam 16 Road, northwest of Gore. The fire department sent three pumper trunks and their quick response truck, and firefighters were on the scene for about an hour.

"Most of the damage to the home was smoke damage," Tracy said.
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