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Home owners realized on Tuesday there was something extremely wrong with their wood-burning stove when popping, cracking and dense black smoke filled their home.
The Waynesville Rural Fire Department call center received a call of “smoke in structure” on the 21 block of Reporter Road at 3:51 p.m. The first fire engine was on scene at 3:59 p.m.
Fire Chief Doug Yurecko said there were 21 firefighters, truck engine and water tanker from WRFD and a truck engine and water tanker from St. Robert Fire Department. Pulaski County Ambulance also responded.
“Having 21 firefighters during the day is a good thing,” stated Yurecko. “Our volunteer firefighters have day jobs, which they can't leave from, so having that many on scene is good.”
Yurecko said what caused the smoke and fire, was something known as a flue fire.
According to Chimney Safety Institute of American (CSIA) the flue lines the chimney, but the real function is to carry dangerous fireplace, stove or furnace gases and smoke safely out of the house.
CSIA states as smoke, water vapor, gases, unburned wood particles, hydrocarbon volatile, tar fog and assorted minerals exit the fireplace or stove, and flow up into the relatively cooler chimney condensation occurs. The resulting residue that sticks to the inner walls of the chimney is called creosote.
According to CSIA, if “creosote” builds up in sufficient quantities and catches fire inside the chimney flue instead of the firebox of the fireplace or stove, the result will be a chimney fire.
Yurecko said the firefighters used their thermal imaging machine to isolate the fire. “Once we found the point we removed the stove panel and part of the internal wall,” stated Yurecko.
The WRFD removed pieces of burnt wood, wall and black tar-like creosote that was built up in the chimney lining.
Once the flue fire was under control, firefighters checked the structure for damages and estimated $3,000 to $4,000 in property damages. No one was injured.
Home owners realized on Tuesday there was something extremely wrong with their wood-burning stove when popping, cracking and dense black smoke filled their home.
The Waynesville Rural Fire Department call center received a call of “smoke in structure” on the 21 block of Reporter Road at 3:51 p.m. The first fire engine was on scene at 3:59 p.m.
Fire Chief Doug Yurecko said there were 21 firefighters, truck engine and water tanker from WRFD and a truck engine and water tanker from St. Robert Fire Department. Pulaski County Ambulance also responded.
“Having 21 firefighters during the day is a good thing,” stated Yurecko. “Our volunteer firefighters have day jobs, which they can't leave from, so having that many on scene is good.”
Yurecko said what caused the smoke and fire, was something known as a flue fire.
According to Chimney Safety Institute of American (CSIA) the flue lines the chimney, but the real function is to carry dangerous fireplace, stove or furnace gases and smoke safely out of the house.
CSIA states as smoke, water vapor, gases, unburned wood particles, hydrocarbon volatile, tar fog and assorted minerals exit the fireplace or stove, and flow up into the relatively cooler chimney condensation occurs. The resulting residue that sticks to the inner walls of the chimney is called creosote.
According to CSIA, if “creosote” builds up in sufficient quantities and catches fire inside the chimney flue instead of the firebox of the fireplace or stove, the result will be a chimney fire.
Yurecko said the firefighters used their thermal imaging machine to isolate the fire. “Once we found the point we removed the stove panel and part of the internal wall,” stated Yurecko.
The WRFD removed pieces of burnt wood, wall and black tar-like creosote that was built up in the chimney lining.
Once the flue fire was under control, firefighters checked the structure for damages and estimated $3,000 to $4,000 in property damages. No one was injured.
