Putting your dryer at one end and a 30-amp breaker at the other end of thinner wires (12/3 cable, for example) creates a fire risk by running too much current wires not sized for it. A 20-amp gas ...
Yep, the breaker tripped. Putting 24 amps on a 20-amp circuit caused an overload. Overloads don't necessarily trip right away ...