Local Chimney Fires List
It’s estimated that there are over 25,000 chimney fires in the US each year. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the chimney is the third leading area of origin for home fires. They also found that chimney fires are the most common type of heating fire, where heating equipment is the second leading cause of home fires.
Chimney fires are extremely dangerous and can happen to any of us with a fireplace. Here is a list of chimney fires reported by the news in our community since 2012.
- https://www.roanoke.com/archive/cracked-chimney-sparked-vinton-house-fire/article_67a5aaa7-b9d0-5b4e-ba89-e778b64597ef.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/roanoke-fire-ems-reports-chimney-fire-at-buena-vista-blvd/article_a5bf63b6-b200-52c5-ba55-df4c9996c02c.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/wood-stove-chimney-fire-in-bedford-county-home-displaces-woman/article_119e1a2c-b4f1-5caa-8e25-21c5b5405d43.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/displaced-from-roanoke-home-after-chimney-fire/article_b1478840-77a5-11e3-a9bd-0019bb30f31a.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/lifestyles/fire-destroys-shawsville-home/article_fa68f898-f3e4-5157-a35d-f00fd54f42fc.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/fire-displaces-household-in-bedford-co/article_9292063f-abdd-55b9-9298-5d1b6eba395e.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/vinton-house-fire-displaces-people/article_cdabbca1-e91a-5c60-a021-5180c73b4e69.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/lifestyles/roanoke-county-house-fire-causes-little-damage/article_9a4d1e7c-7f9b-11e3-b1f8-0019bb30f31a.html
- https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/bedford-county-house-destroyed-in-wednesday-morning-fire/article_4245a2a5-8c36-5972-a189-a1644483fa84.html
- https://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/chimney-fire-damages-lynchburg-home/article_796d7d99-beb0-530f-be75-f5c7f93f7a47.html
- https://wset.com/news/local/shopo-president-cleaning-up-after-chimney-fire-reminder-to-service-woodstoves-fireplaces
- https://wcyb.com/news/virginia-news/fire-destroys-farmhouse-in-abingdon
- http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/blacksburg/article_27180966-d0fe-11e4-97cf-3f0e6445749e.html
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