No one was hurt in a fire at a home in Owen Sound’s west side over the weekend.
Owen Sound firefighters were called to a house in the 1000 block of 6th Avenue West around 12:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of heavy smoke coming from a second floor window.
“On arrival, crews found a two-storey single family dwelling with smoke showing,” a statement from the fire department explains. “Fire crews conducted an internal attack and searched the home. Fire was quickly extinguished and damage was limited to a small area in the basement around the clothes dryer.”
A fire department official says the rest of the home suffered some minor smoke damage, but was saved.
There were no injuries reported.
The total damage estimate is under $10,000, according to a release from the fire department.
A fire department release says dryer malfunction was determined to be the cause of the fire.
“Residents are reminded to clean your lint trap and dryer vents regularly,” the fire department says in a statement.
*Editor’s note: This story was updated from a previous version to correct the date.