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He must have been vacuuming some very firey ashes there!
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/ashes_from_a_pellet_stove_caus.html
SPRINGFIELD – Ashes from a pellet stove caused a minor fire Sunday morning after a plastic vacuum was used to clean the ashes up.
Firefighters responded to 174 Belvidere St., at 10:23 a.m. Sunday after an old-fashioned vacuum cleaner containing the ashes melted through the floor of an enclosed porch, said fire department spokesman Dennis G. Leger.
Leger said the fire caused $3,000 in damage, but could have been much worse.
“Thankfully this happened during the day and the people in the house noticed the smoke. If it had happened at night after they were sleeping and no one noticed it, there could have been more damage,†he said.
Leger said citizens should remember never to collect pellet ashes in a plastic container.
“Always use a metal shovel and a metal bucket to avoid fires and put the ashes outside,†he said. “Pellet stoves are perfectly safe if you dispose of the ashes properly.â€
He must have been vacuuming some very firey ashes there!
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/ashes_from_a_pellet_stove_caus.html
SPRINGFIELD – Ashes from a pellet stove caused a minor fire Sunday morning after a plastic vacuum was used to clean the ashes up.
Firefighters responded to 174 Belvidere St., at 10:23 a.m. Sunday after an old-fashioned vacuum cleaner containing the ashes melted through the floor of an enclosed porch, said fire department spokesman Dennis G. Leger.
Leger said the fire caused $3,000 in damage, but could have been much worse.
“Thankfully this happened during the day and the people in the house noticed the smoke. If it had happened at night after they were sleeping and no one noticed it, there could have been more damage,†he said.
Leger said citizens should remember never to collect pellet ashes in a plastic container.
“Always use a metal shovel and a metal bucket to avoid fires and put the ashes outside,†he said. “Pellet stoves are perfectly safe if you dispose of the ashes properly.â€