Woman suffers hand burns after tea towel catches fire in tumble dryer
A WOMAN suffered hand burns after a tea towel caught fire inside a tumble dryer at a property in North Yorkshire.
Fire crews were called to reports of a tumble dryer on fire at a residential premises on Manor Road in Harrogate at about 12.50am this morning (October 22).
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The fire was out on brigade arrival, and one female was treated for hand burns by ambulance personnel."
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