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HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, CO

Clothes dryer to blame for fire that killed pair on Father's Day

A clothes dryer started a house fire that killed a Granby couple on Father's Day, the Grand County Sheriff's office said Tuesday.

The dryer, which had accumulated a significant amount of lint, was running when the blaze ignited early June 18, said Sgt. Leo Piechocki, the sheriff's fire investigator.

Mike Arnston, 54, and his girlfriend, Denise Young, 40, died in the fire.