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Chimney fire, we know why

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  1. HDRock

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    Glad no one was hurt in that.
    That was a serious fire.
     
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    Good thing there is a fire station pretty close to there, could have been worse
     
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    Our neighbor has a house kind of like that one, with an external brick chimney on the side. Don't know what kind of stove they have. I assume it's an old slammer like the one that was here when we moved in. I know they burn wood, but don't know how much. The thing is, I've never seen them clean the chimney in the 5 or so years they've lived there.
     
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    Chimney fire, we know why...OK, I'm chomping at the bit here...WHY?
     
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    My guess is a creosote fire in the chimney.
     
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    You gotta clean that chimney at least once a year to have that piece of mind..
     
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    Ding,Ding

    Family members told firefighters they had put out the fire in the fireplace, then heard some crackling before the flames climbed up the side of the home.
     
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    I don't see any remnants of a chimney?
    wonder if it was a ZC gas stove that someone tried to burn wood in?
     
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    And that is a lot of fire trucks and men for such a small job!
     
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    I did not know what a slammer was until we moved into this house. I doubt the chimney had been cleaned in the last 25 years!
     
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    Sure is , I wouldn't think they would need 5 fire trucks for that
     
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    I agree. I also agree with different departments helping but they have gone just like government; overboard.
     
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    Small town I'm guessing?
    The volunteer fire department guys get a little over excited for a house fire. Get to drive the trucks fast and turn on the lights & sirens if you get my drift.
    We had a couple volunteers across the mountain torching abandoned buildings so they could be the first ones on scene - took about 3 fires before they figured it out
     
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    Kinda assumed that, but the title was leading...and kinda left me hanging, couldn't take it, inquiring minds wanna know, so I had to ask! :D
     
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    That is what I was trying to figure out. No sign of the chimney, not even laying on the ground. I would think if it was masonry or class A there would be visible somewhere.
     
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