A dryer malfunction caused a small fire on Wednesday afternoon, drawing firefighters to a house on Bromley Drive in Yellowknife.
No one was injured, according to a City Hall news release. Damage was limited to the dryer and "light smoke damage throughout the home."
The response team received an emergency call shortly after 1:00 p.m.
"On arrival the duty officer was informed that it was a dryer fire and that full evacuation of the home had taken place," the release said.
"Two firefighters entered the structure, proceeded to the basement and encountered a fire that was just starting to build in size. A small amount of water was applied to the fire which converted to steam and extinguished the blaze."
In all, 10 fire hall personnel responded to the blaze.