Dryer starts fire in East Providence home

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A fire broke out in an East Providence home Tuesday morning.

The East Providence Fire Department said that the fire started at the home on Locust Street just before 9:30 a.m.

Investigators believe that the fire started in the home’s dryer, possibly because of a lint trap.

All residents were able to get out of the house safely.

Firefighters said that there was just minor smoke damage to the home and no one was displaced.