A reported fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford took more than 30 hours to extinguish and was traced back to a dryer vent in the ship’s laundry area. The fire disrupted operations and affected hundreds of crew members, demonstrating how a problem inside a dryer vent system can escalate quickly. Even in a highly controlled environment, conditions within the vent allowed the fire to spread before it could be fully contained.
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