Overnight Wednesday, fire crews battled frigid temperatures to put out a possible chimney fire at a home in Oconto Falls. Firefighters say the fire extended from the chimney to the kitchen and a ...

A Ukiah family was displaced on Valentine’s Day after a fire in their wood stove spread to the walls of their home early Friday morning, the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority reported.

Ask the Remodeler's Mark Philben offers tips for heating your home safely via your fireplace and chimney when the winter ...

By far the most important concern for wood or pellet burning is keeping the flue free of hazards. The most common problem is creosote buildup. We used to run a chimney division within our company ...

Groveland firefighters on Monday managed to contain a wood stove fire—blamed on creosote buildup—to the King Street home’s metal chimney. Fire Chief Robert Valentine said firefighters were ...

A chimney sweep was asked to park away from a customer’s home who was concerned about neighbours, following an anti-wood burner campaign spearheaded by the council. Brighton Chimney sweep Rob ...

Those who use their chimney, such as for a log burner, coal fireplace, or wood burner, need to sweep it regularly and fit a guard known as a ‘cowl’ to it. The RSPB says: “It’s best to ...

Not only frozen in the public imagination as a Dickens-y grimy child, the chimney sweeps of Brighton ... pollutants in the fight against wood-fired stoves and open fires. It feels like a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids Public Museum was closed Thursday after a pipe burst and caused some flooding. The flooding was ultimately contained. About three dozen artifacts ...

A Brighton chimney sweep has defended residents who use wood-burning stoves, arguing they should not be stigmatised for responsible heating choices. Nicki Harvey told GB News that while concerns about ...

Chimney sweeps in Brighton and Hove say they have been asked to park away some distance from the homes of their customers for fear of alerting neighbours to the presence of a wood-burning stove.