Chimney alert after string of fires
People in Bath are being warned to make sure their chimneys are well-swept after a string of small fires.
Over a 12-day period this month, there were 15 different incidents which Avon Fire and Rescue Service helped extinguish.
No one has been injured as a result of any of the incidents.
The chimney fires have happened in areas including Wick, Paulton, Batheaston, Saltford, Monkton Combe, South Stoke, Keynsham and Compton Martin.
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A spokesman for the fire service said: "One of the main reasons a chimney catches fire is because of a build-up of debris inside.
"Chimneys where fires are burning smokeless fuels, bituminous coal, oil or gas should be swept at least once a year.
"Those burning wood need to be swept every three months when in use."
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Thursday, January 31 2013, 7:22PM
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