Originally Posted by
Michael Thomas
And the first first thing that comes to my mind when I read that story is....
Michael,
I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that the *METAL* (even if aluminum) dryer vent 'did not catch on fire', by itself or otherwise.
It may not have 'contained' the fire, especially if of aluminum, but the 'dryer vent' did not 'cause' the fire.