A clothes dryer fir caused approximately $3,000 damage to a house in the Savannah Green Subdivision last night.

Normal Fire Department responded to 1001 Chippewa Street for the report of a dryer on fire at about 7:45 pm Sunday evening. When the first engine arrived, the occupants had safely evacuated from the home. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire by disconnecting utilities and using handheld pump cans within about ten minutes. Firefighters remained on scene for about 30 minutes to check for fire extension and to ventilate the smoke from the house.

The fire was contained to the fire itself, but heat from the fire damaged the nearby clothes washer and walls of the laundry area. Because the fire was extinguished quickly, there was minimal water and smoke damage to the rest of the house. Firefighters removed the damaged dryer from the home

The homeowners have insurance and no one was injured.