A mum has warned others to get their electrical appliances checked after a tumble dryer blaze ruined her home. Kelly Feaviour, says her family “lost everything” in the October fire and have had to move out of their council-owned property.
Her husband Matthew, and her three children aged 19, 16, and 12 have been living in a hotel since, she says. This means they haven’t had a home-cooked meal in a month, and are living out of suitcases.
Kelly’s local council confirmed the fire was caused by a tumble dryer and said alternative accommodation had been offered. The mother of three said: “We’ve lost everything, and we can’t get in our house for months. I feel distraught. I’m at my lowest point but I’m happy we all survived and we didn’t get hurt.
“I know it’s only material stuff, but I have three children with disabilities. It’s tough to know that you’ve lost everything, and the children have lost everything.
“They can’t even have Christmas in their house because of the fire – it’s not fair.”
The fire started on October 19 when Kelly put a load of washing in her new tumble dryer before heading out. The machine, which Kelly had purchased weeks prior, went up in flames while left unattended.
Luckily, her neighbour spotted the fire and rushed over to check no one was in – alerting Kelly’s 19-year-old son to the fire who was in the house at the time. Thankfully, no one was hurt and the fire service was able to stop the blaze.
But now Kelly says her entire home has been smoke damaged, and the outhouse containing the tumble drier is badly scorched from the flames. The council confirmed the blaze was started by the tumble dryer.
