OHHHHHHHHHHH!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Feb 19, 15 9:08 pm

Furnace packed up..... Cold house! Don't worry I say. we will use the log burner...... 3 fire trucks and an Ambulance to sort it/us out!

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Thu Feb 19, 15 9:14 pm

Blocked flue Jeff......?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Feb 19, 15 9:17 pm

No... Chimney caught fire..... Bugger in wooden houses!

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Thu Feb 19, 15 9:20 pm

Jeff wrote:No... Chimney caught fire..... Bugger in wooden houses!

Bloody hell mate........everyone okay......you still got your eyebrows?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Feb 19, 15 9:23 pm

Yeah, still have eyebrows... everyone is OK, everyone was out quickly.

Bilko · Post by **Bilko** » Thu Feb 19, 15 9:26 pm

How's the house?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Feb 19, 15 9:27 pm

Cold, wet and smelly! But it is still there.....

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Thu Feb 19, 15 10:08 pm

Glad all is ok Jeff.
Any idea on the cause ?

( cool fire trucks you've got out there !)

latil · Post by **latil** » Thu Feb 19, 15 11:42 pm

Anything for a burnout

Glad all is OK (ish)

db · Post by db » Fri Feb 20, 15 12:14 am

Eek! Glad you're all ok

bratfink · Post by **bratfink** » Fri Feb 20, 15 12:53 am

Chimney wasn't cleaned properly was it...

we get a lot of these runs on our Vol dept.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Feb 20, 15 2:11 am

Well... It was cleaned year before last. We did not use it last winter, but obviously a build up of creosote. And that was all it needed.

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Fri Feb 20, 15 4:20 am

Damm sorry to see this,nobody got hurt, but now the recovery, hope insurance kicks in

cadboy · Post by **cadboy** » Fri Feb 20, 15 6:23 am

That was a close shave then, glad you are okay.

Nice fire truck.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Fri Feb 20, 15 9:58 am

That was close Jeff....glad you are all ok. Sounds like you were very lucky in a strange way. Much damage or is it a dry out and repaint job??

Cheers Steve