Dryer fire routs dozens in C'dale
CARBONDALE - A city building was evacuated Friday after a dryer fire.
Carbondale Fire Chief Tom Brennan said 23 or 24 residents at Salem View Manor, a retirement and assisted living community, were moved to the nearby fire station on John Street.
The Lackawanna County Red Cross had provided cots and blankets in case the group had to stay overnight, Mr. Brennan said, but he believed the staff would be able to clean the building up enough for the residents to return Friday.
Fire damage was mostly confined to the laundry room, the chief said.