‘It really is overwhelming, I can’t get over it’ – Mum hails community’s support after tumble dryer fire guts her home

The damage to the house after the tumble dryer fire

Amy Cochrane

A woman says she has been “overwhelmed” by the kindness of the community after a blaze ripped through her home when a tumble dryer caught fire.

Lyn Gillespie (46) from Comber, Co Down, was in the house at the time the fire started and said she was thankful no one was hurt.