You are absolutely right. Lint build up will cause a fire. We didn't have a fire, but we were very close to having one.
The vent for our dryer has louvers covering it. I had noticed it seemed to be taking extra time for the clothes to dry. One evening I put a load in the dryer, turned it on and headed for the the house (washer/dryer are in the garage).
I noticed the louvers for the dryer vent were not standing open like they did when the air from the dryer was coming out. Put my hand over the vent and no air was coming out.
Turned the dryer off and checked the vent. Over the years bits of lint that the lint screen hadn't caught had built up on the louvers and the vent was clogged.
Spent the next 20 minutes clearing the vent. That lint was hot. Pulled a large wad out of the vent. Lesson well learned.
Now I periodically check the vent and remove any lint build up.
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