An Arlington family is heading into the holiday season without a home after a fire earlier this month destroyed nearly everything they owned in the middle of the night.

The cause turned out to be something most families use every day: the dryer. Firefighters said thousands of similar fires happen nationwide every year.

For Brian Mason and his family, the damage is devastating.

“I don’t think there’s any rebounding from this,” he said, fighting back tears. “If it is, it’ll be a miracle.”

It was early November when Mason’s stepson smelled something burning from the laundry room.

Moments later, he began waking up the five adults, a cat, and a service dog inside.

“We were all out in the yard in t-shirts and shorts. No shoes,” Mason said. “We didn’t try to grab anything… we just wanted to

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