ROANOKE TIMES Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times DATE: Tuesday, April 16, 1996 TAG: 9604160075 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
LENGTH: Short : 21 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: PAUL L. NEWBY II/Staff. A fire that apparently began inby CNBa clothes dryer damaged a Northwest Roanoke house Monday morning,
displacing residents Hugh and Doris Ennis. No one was injured. But
the house at 1811 Syracuse Ave. sustained about $50,000 in damages,
according to fire officials. Doris Ennis was upstairs when the fire
began. "I heard the crackling and thought it was a thunderstorm,"
she said. When she saw smoke and fire, "I just kept moving and
never looked back." Fire investigators think lint behind the
downstairs dryer caught fire. color.