A family who had a house fire Sunday, Sept. 27, is having a clean-up party Saturday, Oct. 10, to help remove the damage.
The fire started in the family’s Miley Road home from a dryer. According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, the leading cause of home clothes dryer and washer fires is failure to clean them.
Engine 26 was able to contain the fire to one room. There were no injuries to civilians or personnel.
The family was alerted to the fire by functioning smoke alarms.
“I am a mom with two young children,” Bibi Hanson, the resident of the home, said. “Everything my family owned was lost in the home.”
For more information about the clean-up party, email Hanson at bibihanson1984@hotmail.com. To donate to the family, go to GoFundMe.com/hansonhomerebuild.