Inventing Reality

Laundry fires are also surprisingly common. When fabrics are dried in industrial tumblers they build up heat and static. This can be concentrated in a stack of dried laundry such that it can spontaneously combust.

This shouldn't happen as a matter of course; all the laundry should normally be moved on fairly quickly in a functioning facility, but it sounds like the US navy isn't functioning in the most healthy manner these days...