Cheltenham Fire Company has been dispatched to extinguish multiple house fires
caused by improperly disposed of fireplace ashes within the last month. Disposing of fireplace ashes is a serious and ongoing problem and one of the major causes of house fires. When the weather is cold outside, a warm cozy fire is
delightful, but once the fire is put out, many people scoop up their ashes
and deposit them into their plastic trash container in the garage. After a few hours
in the plastic trash container, the ashes ignited the trash container and
suddenly the garage and house were on fire.
**This simple action has turned many memories of a delightful, cozy evening fire into a disaster**

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