Chimney fire!

Lit the fire this evening and it roared like a train then smelt like a campfire then went whoooosh!! We moved the ferrets and took the housedogs out to a kennel and had an execuive meeting in the yard! The normal size fire engines cant get up here and the town mini engine burnt out last week at a local farm fire We decided it was a nest and let it burn out having put the lounge fire out. Its all over now but im most annoyed my hair stinks and I only washed it earlier!!

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Gosh Cassie, that must have been a wee bit frightening. I'm glad everyone was ok and you have hopefully got rid of the smoke smell.

That's one thing I always dreaded years ago when we had coal fires .......seeing chimney stacks with flames shooting out the top was quite common then.

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Have you had the sweep round lately Cassie? The chimney might be worth a good rodding before you use it again to make sure it is all clear....

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Thanks Plantman but it's more involved than that and the chimney is going to be lined next week. It was only swept a week or so ago and its dislodged some of the structure so we were very lucky we put it out quickly and it didn't take hold.

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Crickey, what a fright. Glad you're all OK there. Can't beat a real proper fire though can you? My daughter had the firemen out to a chimney fire a few years ago and she chattted one up and they went on a date.

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Glad your ok - I'd love to have an open fire - but we have one of those old back boiler things.