#chimney fire

Your chimney may be thought of as an ornamental feature that adds warmth on chilly winter days, but in actuality, it serves as a tunnel for the removal of hazardous flue gasses from your house. The condensation that is brought on by these vapors inside the chimney leads to the buildup of creosote, a highly combustible substance that commonly starts chimney fires.

In addition, a helpful website claims that chimney fires are particularly deadly by their inherent nature. The flames don't spread quickly since they depend on a little amount of air and fuel, which means they burn slowly and frequently go unnoticed until an examination.

Lack of Care Makes Chimneys Dangerous Anywhere can experience a chimney fire. According to the local press, a chimney fire in Plympton, Massachusetts, in February ignited a home's roof. Fortunately, there were no casualties during the 10 minutes it took firemen to put out the fire.

Put out chimney fires Fortunately, there are several things we can do to defend ourselves from these kinds of fires, as explained on a website for the fireplace business. The most important item is chimney hygiene; maintain the building clear of creosote. Additional details taken from the sources mentioned above include:

Never ignite fuel such as pine boughs or wrapping paper.

If you chop your own wood, let it air dry for a full year.

In addition to having the chimney cleaned every year, get it checked by a licensed safety expert.

Make sure the ash is properly disposed of; scoop it out, place it in a metal bucket, and set the bucket outdoors.

Putting up a smoke alarm and an outdoor camera

“THIEF BRAVES FIRE TO STEAL HANDBAG,” Montreal Star. April 7, 1932. Page 3. ---- As though the annoyance of having chimney fire were not enough, someone took advantage of the presence of firemen in the home of Mrs. Sam Sherman, 7073 Clarke street, last night, to rifle her purse of $19 in bills, $2 in silver, and three cheques. The theft, Mrs. Sherman, reported to police of Station No. 21,  occurred between 9 and 9:19 o'clock.

How to Prepare Your Chimney for the Winter (and Why You Should)

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Fire why the fascination? 🔥

Hello all and welcome to my blog post.

I have been asking myself of late, in this modern world of gas and electricity why in earth do we love our real wood fires so much.  I mean compared to other fuel types they are not controllable, as safe or even as efficient. Oh a lest not forget much less effort.

To answer this question we have to take a look at what bought us to 2017 from the days when we…