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Dryer fire at Peterborough home displaces six

A dryer malfunction is being blamed for a house fire in Peterborough on Friday morning. Peterborough Fire Services

A dryer malfunction is being blamed for a house fire in Peterborough on Friday.

Around 11:30 a.m., Peterborough Fire Services were called to a residence on Champlain Crescent in the city’s north end for a reported structure fire.

According to platoon chief Shaun McClintock, firefighters were met with heavy brown smoke from the upper level of the home.

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Fire crews quickly gained access to the origin and extinguished the fire.

“Damage was confined to a living area within the residence,” he said.

No one was injured but six occupants were displaced and the Peterborough Disaster Trust Fund is assisting them with relocation.

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Damage is estimated at $15,000,

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