VIDEO: After a recent incident that happened in the area, the North Little Rock Fire Department (NLRFD) has been reminding people of a little-known phenomenon.
This phenomenon is known as "spontaneously combusting laundry."
Most people are aware of the possible fire danger while clothes are in the dryer, but clothes that are piled up outside of the dryer can be dangerous too.
On September 2 at 10:19 p.m., the NLRFD responded to a call of a bad smell at a home.
"It was pungent, like oven cleaner,” said NLRFD Battalion Chief Mark Shoemaker.
"Our Engine One crew responded to the report of an odor in a home,” Shoemaker said. “It did smell of something burning."
Shoemaker explained that despite the odor, the team initially didn’t see anything wrong.