Chimney fire in Ramsey

Fri, 06 Oct 2023

Last night (October 5) fire crews from Ramsey were called to a property to mobilise a chimney fire.

The incident that took place just before 7pm was extinguished using a high pressure hose reel and a bailey ladder was used to access the roof as the chimney was also capped.

Crews were in attendance for an hour and a half and on arrival the Incident Commander quickly ascertained that the chimney had been compromised which resulted in a build-up of smoke within the property.

For safety the fire and rescue service strongly recommend that chimneys are cleaned regularly and in line with the below guidelines:

• Wood - Quarterly when in use
• Smokeless fuels - at least once a year
• Bitumous Coal - at least twice a year
• Oil - at least twice a year
• Gas - at least twice a year
• Biomass - at least once a year

A blocked or defective chimney can cause carbon monoxide poisoning from gas or solid wood fires.

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