Traditional chimneys make a lovely architectural feature in the home, but they're not without their downsides. Thanks to the draught that they let in, they can make it much harder to heat a room. That ...

Households with chimneys are being warned to stop using their fireplaces immediately if they discover a bird's nest inside. The RSPB has urged households to check their chimneys for nesting birds ...

Her latest book is ‘The Dinner Table’, a collection of food writing If you will forgive the Victoriana kitsch opening: spare a thought for the humble chimney sweep. Not only frozen in the ...

This is the dramatic moment a chimney fell from a Glasgow tenement and narrowly avoided hitting parked cars below. Ellen Adair caught the moment when the bricks tumbled onto the pavement below as ...

There was minimal damage to a house in the Diver Lake area after Nanaimo Fire Rescue put out a chimney fire using a garden hose borrowed from the house's resident. The fire broke out at about 2:30 p.m ...

A Glasgow woman has been left "shocked" after she captured the moment a chimney fell onto the street, narrowly avoiding parked cars below. Ellen Adair captured the dramatic moment on Cresswell ...

To avoid fire turn the heater off, and allow it to cool down before refueling. Furnaces, Fireplaces and Chimneys Have a professional inspect all fuel-burning heating systems, including furnaces ...

The department's Jan. 17 news release said the Farm and Wildlife Center at Green Chimneys, in Brewster, identified the dead goose at the end of December and ensured the animal was appropriately ...

(WATE) — The Parrottsville Volunteer Fire Department in Cocke County has responded to 36 calls so far in 2025, six of which were structure fires that started in chimneys or due to space heaters.

With Christmas behind us and no risk of disturbing the work of the man in red, it’s time to start thinking about chimney maintenance. The National Fire Code of Canada recommends cleaning your chimney ...

“If you haven’t used the fireplace in a long time or had your chimney inspected, I would avoid using that,” Grand Rapids Fire Department Battalion Chief Ed Braman told News 8. “We run into ...