In Indre Arna in Bergen, there was a report of a fire in a chimney just after 8 pm on Saturday. A short hour later, the fire with the accompanying spark of rain was extinguished.
Earlier in the day, pipe fires were reported in Færder municipality, Nittedal, Stavanger and Grimstad, among other places.
– The fire brigade has finished on the spot, the chimney has been swept and the sweeper will take a check before it can be fired again, 110 Agder reports from there at 9 pm on Saturday.
A chimney fire in Arendal was reported extinguished on Saturday afternoon. Earlier in the day, heavy smoke was reported from a pipe in Haugenesveien. The fire brigade then worked to ventilate the home and remove soot from the chimney.
Raw wood
Improper firing or raw wood is usually the cause of chimney fires, according to the website Varmefag.no.
While you used to fire from the bottom, you should now fire from the top. Use the largest logs at the bottom and kindling at the top, the advice is.
– Other causes are poor draft, incorrect installation or old and poor pipe run. This means that there is not enough buoyancy in the chimney and causes it to catch fire, says chief fire chief Gjermund Nymoen.
Record number of pipe fires
The last four years, 2021 is the year with the most pipe fires. With a few days left before the New Year – and a number of chimney fires reported in just the last 24 hours – 1,435 chimney fires have been reported this year. That is 307 more than last year, according to statistics from the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning.
2018 and 2019 were between these two years in terms of the number of chimney fires.
According to The Homeowners’ National Association is due to 15 percent of all emergency response to fire in Norway pipe fire. The association advises people to avoid cardboard and paper in the fireplace because this also helps to increase the risk.
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