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October 21, 2009

Now is the time to take precautions with fireplace

SIKESTON -- Susan Comer of Sikeston said she and her husband recently decided it was time to have their home fireplace inspected. So on Tuesday a certified chimney sweep came to their home to complete the inspection. "We usually let it go a few years in between inspections," Comer said of her fireplace. "We did use the fireplace for several days during the aftermath of the ice storms."...

Leonna Heuring
Certified chimney sweep Brad Evans of Best Clean Chimney Sweepers cleans a fireplace after inspecting it during a service call Tuesday at a home in Sikeston. Local chimney sweeps say now is the time to take precautions before using a fireplace this fall and winter. Leonna Heuring, staff
Certified chimney sweep Brad Evans of Best Clean Chimney Sweepers cleans a fireplace after inspecting it during a service call Tuesday at a home in Sikeston. Local chimney sweeps say now is the time to take precautions before using a fireplace this fall and winter. Leonna Heuring, staff

SIKESTON -- Susan Comer of Sikeston said she and her husband recently decided it was time to have their home fireplace inspected.

So on Tuesday a certified chimney sweep came to their home to complete the inspection.

"We usually let it go a few years in between inspections," Comer said of her fireplace. "We did use the fireplace for several days during the aftermath of the ice storms."

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