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Lewis Road Chimney Fire Yields No Damage

Traffic built up on Lewis Road for about 45 minutes on Wednesday afternoon.

Responders from , and were on scene of a chimney fire at 403 N. Lewis Rd. in Limerick on Wednesday afternoon. Initial reports of the fire were made at about 2:15 p.m.

The fire was started by a small wood stove and was called in by a passerby, although residents of the house were home at the time. There was no major damage reported.

Linfield Fire Company Chief Don Maleta warned residents of chimney fires.

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"This is why it's stressed to clean out your chimney every year before the winter fire season," Maleta said.

Cleaning out the chimney prevents creosote build-up. That type of build-up can cause a compounding problem, and eventually a fire.

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Traffic on Lewis was backed up for the duration of the cleanup. The road was fully opened again by 2:50 p.m. There were no major injuries or damage to report.


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